The Bitter Truth is hikers that end up lost in canyons and forests for days on end, prompting massive searches involving dozens of police and emergency workers should not be hiking. And deserve to die in the woods. Okay that may seem harsh. But every time I hear the story of an unprepared idiot who wanders off the marked path until to spend 3-4 days and nights in a ditch merer feet from where they parked in the first place it makes me nuts!
Here in California there was another story this week about a pair of hikers that got lost on a hike and were trapped for 4 days. Noth were found alive (severely hydrated but alive) and are recovering just fine. unlucky for us was the news coverage for that 72 plus hour period about the "Dramatic Search." Even worse was when they interviewed the lovely couple, couple of what I have no idea, and they both turned out to be illiterate jack asses who rambled on about "Like the animals like scared like me..." Thank god we saved these two. Maybe they'll get their own reality show?
If you are going to hike go prepared. Know your paths. Tell people where you are going. Org in a group. Carry a portable GPS device and fully charged cell phone. And water. Lots ans lots of water. Because if you it aint worth the tens of thousands of tax payer dollars spent on man hours and resources to find your dumb ass and that's The Bitter Truth
Here in California there was another story this week about a pair of hikers that got lost on a hike and were trapped for 4 days. Noth were found alive (severely hydrated but alive) and are recovering just fine. unlucky for us was the news coverage for that 72 plus hour period about the "Dramatic Search." Even worse was when they interviewed the lovely couple, couple of what I have no idea, and they both turned out to be illiterate jack asses who rambled on about "Like the animals like scared like me..." Thank god we saved these two. Maybe they'll get their own reality show?
If you are going to hike go prepared. Know your paths. Tell people where you are going. Org in a group. Carry a portable GPS device and fully charged cell phone. And water. Lots ans lots of water. Because if you it aint worth the tens of thousands of tax payer dollars spent on man hours and resources to find your dumb ass and that's The Bitter Truth
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