Nice and cool early morning start toward Fuller ridge, went well for a few miles before takinga wrong turn on the marion mt. trail. After a mile I thought to myself we should be climbing not descending, so a quick check of the map and yup wrong way. So back on the trail I run into snow and am able to stay on trail until losing it again just before the jct with the san jacinto peak trail. After a few failed attempts I returned to right before where I lose the trail at a creek (convienently), where I would take a break and get a drink. While getting ready for another attempt of the where is the trail game Carlos a hiker looking for the peak trail and can't find it comes by. This time I notice something sticking out of the snow ... trail sign, so off carlos went up the peak trail and I'm left with numerous sets of footprints that lead lots of different places. Richard and mal came along at this point and we all wrongly decided to fallow the wrong set of footprints down the ridge instead of along it. It took 6 hrs of bushwhacking ravines and boulders till we were able to reach a logging road wich took us out to of all things the marion mt. trail, Yup full circle not funny. All that hiking I'm back where I started from, but there is a fire pit. Staying at the campground with richard and mal when by chance Thomas stops by from a campsite above and he's brought oranges and even better he said he would lead us through the part where we lossed the trail if I could show him where I found the Fuller ridge sign. Even though Richard and mal were a little reluctunt. I quickly jumped on the oppurtunity, I didn't like the Idea of taking a long road walk around also frankley I wanted to get through fuller ridge. Awesome thanks tom.
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