So I'm trying to get in shape after the stents, and accompanied my son (the tall kid) to a rock formation he enjoys climbing, I thought it was really cool being volcanic rock with all the whimsical features one finds common in volcanic rock----excellent material to capture on film.
Access is a short---maybe 1/4 mile--- but steep hike up from a firebreak road----normally very doable lugging the 8x10 however the area suffered a devastating forest fire, I'm guessing one or two years ago.
The area had been densely forested and by now most of the dead trees have been downed by wind and snow and the branches shattered on impact.
It's like walking up a mountainside on ball bearings.
This makes hiking difficult, even with both hands free and no pack on my back. I wore good hiking boots with lugged soles (Alicos) and am glad I did, but even then it was rough going. I know I wouldn't be up for this while carrying my camera and tripod---yet, anyway---and
I'll humbly admit in the past I've always avoided burn areas and have no experience going cross country through burns, so I thought I'd ask here for any tips or suggestions? Would ski poles help?
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