Something in the Wikipedia entry for hiking got me thinking about how to find solitude on crowded trails.
When two groups of hikers meet on a steep trail … the group moving uphill has the right-of-way. In other situations the larger of the two groups will yield to the smaller.
To avoid traffic as much as possible, I try to hike early or late in the day. Trying to stay well ahead or well behind the mass of hikers.
Of course hiking early or late in the season solves the congestion problem.
We were pretty much swamped with people on the most popular day hike in Grand Teton National Park on the 4th of July weekend. Bad choice of trail on a busy day.
photo – FirstPeople.us
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