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What trail am I on - Part 3

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That's it, alright. But from a few years ago (maybe 2004 or 2005?) I didn't realize that you'd maintained it -- what does it connect to? I didn't realize it had been a formal part of the system.

 

Tom

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It goes down to the lakes and meadows. The bottom was private property. It was, I think, a muskrat ranch. I also think the saddle at the junction is an old camp.

Put up another picture for us.

 

Donovan

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I noticed the private block on an old map...A muskrat ranch... man people will do anything for a buck!  And way out there too.

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A muskrat ranch..? Still wrapping my head around that! I do remember cattle grazing clear up into the 1980s, and then I think the Nature Conservancy (or similar organization) bought up the inholding. New maps no longer show the inholding, so I suppose that means the lakes have since been turned over to the USFS?

Okay, here's another -- I doubt a hint is needed, but this is a trailhead scene:

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Tom that looks like the start of the Rimrock Trail coming out of Cottonwood Meadows.

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