In the Pioneer Mountains beyond the summit of Trail Creek, finding other backcountry travelers is anything but common. Sure the trail is used, but on a random Sunday in July I never met a soul. Not only was the area a little out there but I chose the alternate trail. The road less traveled turned out to be a three mile bushwhack through lodgepole pine and rocky sandbars as I followed Fall Creek. Here and there an elk trail materialized and I could have a several yards of easy going. My destination was Moose Lake, reached by a series of swithbacks that stole my breath before thunder and lightning forced me to abandon the effort. The hike was not without its views though. 
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