They need to drop both of them in the same area and see who makes it out first. I guess Survivorman will have to loose his camera equipment though.
I don’t know why so many outdoors type people are so frightened by guns or don’t want others to carry any in. I always carry a pistol with me when I go backpacking. I don’t display it though. You never know what’s going to happen. Granted, odds are you’ll more likely have trouble on the way to the trailhead than in the woods but, It’s no big deal for me to have one anyway. I’ve seen some funny goins’ on at some trailheads though, that made me glad I had one with me. The trailheads are where you are the most likely to have use of a gun.
Looks like Appalachian Trail Days 2008 will take place May 16, 17, and 18 this year.
A summary of the case. Sounds like he’s about to be booked for all of these crimes. No word on the Clemson case, though.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2008/02/09/hiltontrail_0210.html?
Just found and like your community. Some more action in the forums would be a plus – although too much action and too many slammers chased me away from another backpacking website recently. So guess you just have to work a balance here. The hikes are a great idea – photos, maps, etc. – nicely done.
As an author, he tends to have a sense of wonderlust. You can likely expect another epic journey book – which is fine with me. He’s an outstanding writer.
i hike a lot in Angeles National Forest, and have encountered Cholos (i.e. gang-bangers) on a few hikes. I mostly hike alone. I rarely (1 in 50) take a gun. Mostly because I don’t want to frighten other hikers. I do at times feel unsafe. It is true though, once you get far enough out, the idiots get lazy and thin out. As far as comments of “idiots” with guns, both of my parents were Detroit police officers. I learned how to shoot at an early age. I practice regularly.I do not hunt or kill anything but own about a dozen guns. I have NEVER pulled my firrearm on anyone. I have walked into some tense situations but, was smart enough not to escalate the situation by pulling a gun. some people are not that smart. Obviously, their behaviour has colored the opinions of some people. Don’t worry I won’t shoot you for calling me an Idiot.
How about details on the DRT in general??? I hear it’s not as well maintained as the Benton MacKaye Trail. I haven’t hiked it for this reason. Is it rumor or truth?
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It appears the woman at Whiteside Mt. died of exposure – no foul play – but it sounds like the other body will be connected to Hilton and is likely Mr. Bryant:
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880203032
FRANKLIN – Medical examiners in Chapel Hill this morning started an autopsy on skeletal remains found in the Nantahala National Forest over the weekend and investigators in the case hope know the identity of the body today.
Macon County Sheriff Robert Holland said the autopsy started at 8 a.m.
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The sheriff on Sunday said he could neither confirm nor deny any connections between the body and Gary Michael Hilton, who was convicted last week of beating to death Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson and is a suspect in the slaying of hiker Irene Bryant and her husband, John, in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard last year.
Mark Waldroop, a hunter who lives in Haywood County but grew up in Franklin, discovered the remains around 5 p.m. Saturday when he walked past a gate on a forest service road off Old Murphy Road. The stretch of road is known locally as the Switchbacks.
He was on an off-season deer scouting hike and started looking around as soon as he stepped from his car. But what he saw about 30 or 40 yards from the gate was not what he expected to find.
“I could see what looked like a skull laying off down in the woods,”
Found another dead hiker:
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080201/NEWS/827627259
This one was near Highlands, NC at Whiteside Mountain Trail in the Nantahala Forest in Macon County. It is reportedly NOT the missing 84 year old man, Bryant. Scary, cause I have hiked this trail and in many of the other areas where Hilton has been. I hope they nail him for all these killings. I’d like to believe there isn’t another wacko out there as I don’t plan to stop hiking anytime soon.
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Check out the Hubba (2 lbs, 12 oz.) There’s only room for a sleeping pad inside, but the vestibule will cover your boots, pack, etc and it’s freestanding. I highly recommend it.
I just ready an article about the PLB’s in National Geographic. There was supposedly a big concern that hikers would trip them for minor issues, but that has not turned out to be the case. The high price point ($700 in some cases) has them in the hands of only serious adventurers, and to date they have saved many lives. Even some government officials admit that they may actually save them money because it is much easier, cheaper, quicker, to find someone lost or in an emergency situation. So I’m sold on them. Just need to find some cash reserves for a purchase.
Bear is a GIRLY man.