you’re looking at, the landscape starts telling a different story.
The Road May Be Gone, But the Evidence Remains
One of the most interesting things about abandoned transportation routes is how quickly nature can reclaim them.
An old road can gradually become a trail. The edges become covered in vegetation. Drainage ditches fill with leaves and soil. Gravel disappears beneath vegetation and sediment.
Eventually, someone walking through the area might have no idea that vehicles once traveled there.
But look closely.
You may find a straight, unusually level strip through
