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Uh oh, another sandy area on the Bristol Mountains powerline road, and the sand looks deeper than anything I've seen today

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6439-powerline-road.jpg The Bristol Mounatins powerline road is looking good again, with a just bit of kitty litter on its surfaceThumbnailsWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThe Bristol Mounatins powerline road is looking good again, with a just bit of kitty litter on its surfaceThumbnailsWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThe Bristol Mounatins powerline road is looking good again, with a just bit of kitty litter on its surfaceThumbnailsWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThe Bristol Mounatins powerline road is looking good again, with a just bit of kitty litter on its surfaceThumbnailsWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it allThe Bristol Mounatins powerline road is looking good again, with a just bit of kitty litter on its surfaceThumbnailsWell, it looks like almost a mile of this sand lies ahead of me, and it would take some time to push the bike through it all

I'm obviously entering a sandy wash area here, which is visible on my GPS. I park the bike and go for a short walk to see how long it continues. Is it worth pushing the bike through this sand trap?