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Why does nobody talk about trail markers fading in the sun?

I was hiking the Wind River High Route last month and missed a turn that cost me 3 extra miles because a cairn had completely blended into the rocks. It hit me that I've been blindly trusting markers without checking the map for years. Has anyone else had a close call from relying too much on those markers?
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the_faith
the_faith3d ago
3 extra miles on the Wind River is a hard lesson.
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lily_schmidt53
3 extra miles isn't that bad honestly.
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