To Build a Fire
When was the trail last used? Why may this be important?
Before this man in the story was on the trail, did the old timer walk it?
Before this man in the story was on the trail, did the old timer walk it?
I don't think London gives us an exact time. He does tell us that,
"The trail was faint. A foot of snow had fallen since the last sled had passed over, and he was glad he was without a sled, travelling light."
London always measured things in natue's terms rather than man's terms.