Overheard a guy in Moab say the only real route is off-trail

I was grabbing a coffee at the Moab Diner last week and this guy at the next table was going on about how marked trails are for tourists. He said, 'If you're not making your own line through the canyon, you're just walking.' It got me thinking about how much we rely on guidebooks and apps. I've done the Chesler Park Loop a dozen times, but maybe he has a point about missing the adventure. Has anyone else ditched the planned route and just gone for it, and how did that turn out?

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spencer_johnson2211d ago

My buddy and I tried that off trail stuff near Fisher Towers last fall. We ended up spending three hours bushwhacking through a dry wash just to hit a dead end at a cliff band. The "adventure" was mostly sunburn and arguing over whose idea it was. Sometimes the marked trail is there because it's the only way that actually goes through.

carr.willow11d ago

Been there, done that, got the sunburn and the pointless argument to prove it.