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Vent: Lost half my Sierra route to a creek that didn't exist on older maps
I planned a 6 day loop in the Emigrant Wilderness based on a 2012 USGS map I found online. Got out there last week and a major crossing was completely washed out, no sign of the trail on the other side. Had to backtrack 8 miles and reroute through mosquito hell near a meadow. I guess the 2023 floods really changed the drainage, but my map showed a solid blue line like it's been there forever. Anyone else run into old topo maps being completely wrong after heavy snow years?
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emeryr384d ago
Dude that sucks. Old maps are straight up unreliable after big flood years.
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emma_hart4d ago
Yeah, "unreliable" is the right word, I used to swear by old surveys but last year proved me wrong.
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