Ash Canyon

[Captain Keen]

Ok. So I can't seem to find my way around Ash Canyon. I'm at the mine, and I'm somewhat baffled that the mine seems to be a dead end. You can head back through the pass, but otherwise the valley the mine is in leads to a sudden drop, or you can go through the mine and find another sudden drop.

What the hell? I mean maybe it's just like that - but maybe I'm missing something?

And please don't give me subtle hints. Or direct hints. Or any hints at all. Just tell me where to go =)

[iwasa]

What do you want to do?

Back to Miner's Folly?

You have to climb to the rim above the Gold Mine - the same climb down that got you to the Gold Mine location - or leave the mine from the rear exit and find the rope climb back up to the rim level.

Back to Angler's Den cabin?

From the rear exit you can go down to a lower shelf (for me [Pilgrim] there would be a campfire site there), cross the only path along the cliff to another point to climb down and end up on a lower level that can allow you to get to Angler's Den cabin.

Be advised that once you leave the Gold Mine via the rear exit, it quickly becomes one-way i.e. you can't get back to the Mine to re-enter it. No multiple trips to fetch things you want except by going back to the front entrance to the mine.

I don't GOAT my way down slopes so the way down from the falls at the Gold Mine basin is well beyond me if it is at all possible.

[Captain Keen]

I don't have any goal in mind - I just want to know what's there. It seems odd that there's basically nothing. But so, it's through the mine to Angler's Den. Which I don't know what is. Although maybe I've been there? There's a tiny, wrecked fishing hut on the lake below?

Or maybe not. Well, for now I have a ton of supplies up here, so leaving them all behind seems a little wasteful. Although I got the backpack and snowshoes up here, so I shouldn't complain.

[DsnowMan]

Originally posted by Captain Keen:

Or maybe not. Well, for now I have a ton of supplies up here, so leaving them all behind seems a little wasteful. Although I got the backpack and snowshoes up here, so I shouldn't complain.

The whole point of the mine is getting those items. And they're not snowshoes :p

Now you can GTFO. The area with the entrance to the mine is small and has nothing except some rabbits. Just a safe place to hang out for a bit. You can return there and make the long climb up, or you can head out the back and climb up or down.

If you go down, there's a pretty easy route to Timberwolf Mountain, which will be easier to summit with your new goodies.

[Captain Keen]

That map from @Bladerunner97 is pretty awesome. However, I can't really figure out what all the full and broken lines mean?!

[Captain Keen]

I didn't think they were your maps - but I figured you might know how to read them. I did a good bit of goating in WoW back in the day. I feel less inclined to risk taking in a game with no option to jump, and permadeath.

But the map is great. With the ability to navigate the area, I've found tons of stuff, and am still alive.

[Captain Keen]

Oh, well, I'm a single dad, and I really like to optimize, 100%, the amount of gaming time I'm able to get. So maps, spoilers, outright 'do this to achieve that' and so on are more than welcome.

I've every respect for those who want it to be as hard as humanly possible. I am not, myself, a subscriber to that point of view however =D