you know, it always seems like a great idea to forge through deep snow by mooching off of someone else's previously-tred steps.
however! i made a discovery last week.
this principle does well when the powder is fresh, but not so well later.
once the sun comes out, those handy snow-holes become ice traps! at that point, it is actually SAFER to tred where no man has trod before than follow someone else's path!
you may run the risk of getting some snow in your shoes, but you won't fall nearly as often. and if you do, it'll hurt a lot less.
...in the words of Joe Fox, "It's probably a metaphor for something, but I don't know what..."
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