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My GPS track from the Wind River Range trip just hit 500 miles total

I was cleaning up my old route files and saw the number. It's not one trip, it's all the loops and side trails from three summers out there. That first year I only did the popular Cirque of the Towers route, maybe 40 miles. The next summer I linked it with the Titcomb Basin area, and last year I added a big northern loop near Green River Lakes. Adding it all up, it's a full 500. It made me realize how much ground you can cover if you just keep going back to the same range and exploring new drainages each time. You start to see how the whole area connects. Has anyone else ever tallied up all their miles in one specific mountain range and been shocked by the total?

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the_lucas16d ago

Honestly, that number just makes me sad! Sticking to one range feels like watching the same movie over and over. The world is huge, and you spent three summers in the same corner of Wyoming. Think of all the other amazing places you missed. The Sierra, the Rockies in Colorado, the North Cascades. You could have seen so many different kinds of beauty instead of just more granite and pine trees. Variety is the whole point of exploring.

the_kevin16d ago

But don't you find that going deep in one place lets you see things you'd totally miss as a first-time visitor? You start to notice the small changes each season, find secret spots off the main trails, and really learn the land instead of just passing through.