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Desire Paths

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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Don't really know why 2 paths were needed but alas. There is also one more to the left that is not visible.

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[โ€“] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

My guess is one of the paths gets full of puddles before the other during the rain.

[โ€“] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Could be. I remember like 5 years ago there was only one path and it was not worn down to the dirt but was just grass for quite a while

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