In the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, what does the speaker encounter (come across) ?

In Robert Frost’s famous poem “The Road Not Taken,” the narrator encounters a decision, which becomes metaphorical as the poem progresses.

As the traveler makes his way through the woods on an autumn day, he encounters a fork in the road. Knowing he will not be returning that way in the near future, he is faced with the decision of which road to take. As he examines the two roads; the allure of the second one appeals to him.

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

On that particular morning, no one traveled on either path so his decision was not influenced by anyone else.

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Robert Frost explains encountering that fork in the road, and deciding to take the road “less traveled by” is influential to the traveler’s future.