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re: Couple gets lost in national park, man kills her then himself after they ran out of water
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:22 pm to northshorebamaman
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:22 pm to northshorebamaman
I'll blow my clippings into your driveway.
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Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:23 pm to Crow Pie
You couldn’t pick a high ridge, sit still and wait for movement? They couldn’t have wondered far from the trail head. 2-3 nights on a high point, and they see something.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:25 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
I backpacked deep into Yosemite to fly fish and saw similar signs. I felt weird the whole time. Like something was watching.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:26 pm to AUCE05
Not much detail in the story. Could have been injured or intoxicated or who knows what. Can't assume much from the info in the OP.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:31 pm to PepaSpray
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I believe you'd be a fool not to carry one. Feral animals, feral people, and God forbid you run out of water.
Hell of a way to quench thirst.
In the lower 48 the farthest you can be from a road is about 36 miles. This is a place in Yellowstone Park they claim is most remote from a road. Now hat won’t be a straight line and there will be many obstacles in the way. Point is you are never really far into wilderness as you think.
With the right supplies and a little knowledge you can walk out of just about any place. Murder-suicide sounds fishy. But dehydration and panic can do strange things.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:36 pm to Nodust
I’ve hiked Joshua Tree...there is no potable water in the park. You must pack in all you need. You can drink a gallon just driving around the park. We stuck to hikes under 3 miles and tried to do as many as possible. If they veered off path it would be easy to become disoriented...the yuccas all look the same.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:36 pm to Nodust
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With the right supplies and a little knowledge you can walk out of just about any place. Murder-suicide sounds fishy.
True but the national parks log hundreds of millions of visits per year and a lot of the visitors (probably the majority) have little wilderness knowledge or training.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:38 pm to GetCocky11
Someone killed them both then planted the gun on them.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:41 pm to northshorebamaman
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e national parks log hundreds of millions of visits per year and a lot of the visitors (probably the majority) have little wilderness knowledge or training.
Most have never left the pavement before in their life. It’s really surprising more don’t get lost for good.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:42 pm to Jcorye1
Did he bang? No pun intended
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:44 pm to AUCE05
quote:Probably an orca
I felt weird the whole time. Like something was watching.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:51 pm to Nodust
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In the lower 48 the farthest you can be from a road is about 36 miles. This is a place in Yellowstone Park they claim is most remote from a road. Now hat won’t be a straight line and there will be many obstacles in the way. Point is you are never really far into wilderness as you
That is true, but some of those roads you may not see anybody for a week, especially in the offseason. There are roads that shut down at the first snowfall and dont open again until May or June.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:57 pm to GetCocky11
I heard they're just going to leave the bodies there, like Mt. Everest
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:59 pm to WaltTeevens
Woah, no way..
Posted on 10/24/17 at 6:55 am to supatigah
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The better question is who in the hell thinks it is a good idea to hike in a desert in July?
This. Only hikes I will do out here in July are short local ones and I'm on the trail by 4:30 am before the temps start rising and done hiking by 6:30.
Sad story though. This couple likely thought they were just gonna go exploring in the park on a nice hike for a fun day.
Posted on 10/24/17 at 8:44 am to lsunurse
People rely on technology too much and forget to learn basic skills such as reading a compass and reading a map. I went to Big Bend last year. We were driving and were about 15 miles from our camp site and the GPS on my phone lost the signal. So I pulled out my old GPS that sticks on the windshield and it could never get a signaI as well. I never had a signal on my IPhone the entire time I was camping and it was basically just a camera for the trip. I also always carry a gun when I go camping or hiking in the woods. I have a conceal carry just for this reason because I don't want strange looks from other campers/hikers.
This post was edited on 10/24/17 at 8:45 am
Posted on 10/24/17 at 9:16 am to lsunurse
Reminds me of when I planned my first hike in death valley. A friend of a friend going wanted to go in July. I wish I could have seen my face when he said that. Told our friend he has no say so in planning this hike
Posted on 10/24/17 at 9:23 am to Emiliooo
quote:in Californian. not many kooks over there have firearms.
Yeah, kind of strange to go hiking with a gun, especially if you're taking off from a B&B.
Posted on 10/24/17 at 9:32 am to ctiger69
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People rely on technology too much and forget to learn basic skills such as reading a compass and reading a map
Bingo. Always carry topo maps in the backcountry.
Posted on 10/24/17 at 9:36 am to Emiliooo
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kind of strange to go hiking with a gun
shite fire. I think it would be strange to go into the woods without a pistol/gun. As a matter of fact, it's rare that I leave the house without being armed. Too many crazies out there.
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