GARLAND PRAIRIE LINE, VOLUNTEER WASH TRESTLE; VOLUNTEER CANYON TRESTLE
PROLOGUE Before we begin today's journey, I thought it would be appropriate to take a moment for some personal reflection. Although reasonably experienced and prepared for my forest adventures, there comes a time when you are forced to face the reality of nature's potential dangers. Sometimes true humility comes from being humbled, and this adventure truly had that effect. Sharing my experience will hopefully cause the reader to reconsider and plan on making better choices. Although I prepared and planned months in advance, the execution went seriously wrong, placing myself in danger. One pitfall was not using an accurate map for the area, instead relying on the margins of my map to determine the route. Although having used satellite imaging to help plot my route, they don't show all of the nuisances of roads and geographical features. This area is also very rugged, with cliffs, narrow ravines, steep hills and rocky terrain. Not to mention snakes and other w