Bronze's Expedition Log

On July 8th I made a scout of the trail conditions south of Highway 58.  My aims were to ascertain the frequency of snow its and depth along the trail, to compare said measurements with reports I had received from hikers 7 days prior, to thereby judge the rate of snow melt and improvement of trail conditions per week, and to ultimately judge it’s navigability by stock in the week to follow.  Also of great interest to me was the amount of grass and forage available to my mule.

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