This was an odd story. Any thoughts?
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Lost Dayhikers Survive For Three Days on Creek Water and Hard Candy
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ctenidae
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Miami, Mercedes, it all adds up.
After drinking creek water for three days, I'm betting they're going to wish they'd died in about a week.
After drinking creek water for three days, I'm betting they're going to wish they'd died in about a week.
Guess they should have brought the picnic lunch with them instead of leaving it in the SUV. :roll: :lol: :lol:
SkiDog
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I know it was ONLY a day hike for a picnic..but I still say..HIKE PREPARED...I usually have enough to get me through a night in the woods if lost.....dont know about 3 days...but be prepared..
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I think that this speaks to their lack of experience....
SkiDog
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thetrailboss said:
exactly.....
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riverc0il
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i wouldn't quite call these people "hikers". sounds like they were tourists looking for a waterfall with no hiking experience. it takes more than just stepping on a trial to be a hiker. could have been worse. these folks violated the most basic rule in not back tracking once they got lost... if you are lost, you gotta head down, not up.
i don't think this is a preparation issue. waterfalls are a common attraction and many can be done with no gear (the article did not seem to specify this trail's particulars so we can't really judge). but some common sense goes a long way.
i don't think this is a preparation issue. waterfalls are a common attraction and many can be done with no gear (the article did not seem to specify this trail's particulars so we can't really judge). but some common sense goes a long way.
teachski
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What strikes me funny is that they were hiking to the waterfall to have a picnic, but their lunch was in the car. I think they were hiking to find a spot to do something else.....
riverc0il
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coed naked picnicing?teachski said:
teachski said:
Like smoke a joint?
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no they obviously did that before they left the car...(hence leaving lunch in the car...and getting lost).thetrailboss said:
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marcski said:
If you're high, the last thing that you're going to forget is food.
John84 said:
And are we speaking from experience? :lol: :lol: :wink:
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thetrailboss said:
I plead the 5th. :wink:
bigbog said:
Have to be careful on the politics line here......
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teachski said:
Get your mind out of the gutter, Teachahhhhhhh!
Hard candy the type found in the bottom of a purse.... The munchies usually don't hit right away.... (pleading the 5th for the 70's -83 or the Mark McGwire defense)
What did they do with the small foil wrapper..........
What did they do with the small foil wrapper..........
ctenidae
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Mike P. said:
They probably fashioned it into a little one-hitter.
Not that I would know anything about that sort of thing. At all.
Wow...this thread has taken an interesting turn.
One hitter? I was thinking about protection & no I don't mean ropes & biners, that would be really weird for the kind of "hiking" they told the authorities they were doing.
Ropes & biners might require a guide, their guide likely should have been Dr. Ruth
To bring it backon track, i don't think of them as hikers any more than I would call jogging two miles on the local rail trail a hike. (I haven't got lost yet)
Ropes & biners might require a guide, their guide likely should have been Dr. Ruth
To bring it backon track, i don't think of them as hikers any more than I would call jogging two miles on the local rail trail a hike. (I haven't got lost yet)
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