Odd that someone who lives in the area (Durango) would ask directions from someone who's from a different state, and then ironic that someone from a different continent would help lead them back out when they got lost. I would be pretty embarrassed right now if I was dad, and would not be pointing fingers at someone else.
Otherwise, I'm very glad this had a positive outcome. Good on dad for being prepared for a night (or three) out in the wilderness, when the plan was a simple dayhike.
Lessons we can all learn from, good and bad.
Hikers find missing family in Colorado wilderness
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Tory Wells
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Re: Hikers find missing family in Colorado wilderness
"Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, am I." -David Gilmour, Pink Floyd
"We knocked the bastard off." Hillary, 1953
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Hillary, 2003
Couldn't we all use 50 years of humble growth?
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"We knocked the bastard off." Hillary, 1953
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Hillary, 2003
Couldn't we all use 50 years of humble growth?
-Steve Gladbach
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TallGrass
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Re: Hikers find missing family in Colorado wilderness
As if Texans are supposed to have a st*r sewn on the left breast of each jacket and shirt??Tory Wells wrote:Odd that someone who lives in the area (Durango) would ask directions from someone who's from a different state
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Tory Wells
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Re: Hikers find missing family in Colorado wilderness
He knew the guy was from Texas because he later told the sheriff that when relaying his story. No st*r patches necessary, smarty pants.TallGrass wrote:As if Texans are supposed to have a st*r sewn on the left breast of each jacket and shirt??Tory Wells wrote:Odd that someone who lives in the area (Durango) would ask directions from someone who's from a different state
"Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, am I." -David Gilmour, Pink Floyd
"We knocked the bastard off." Hillary, 1953
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Hillary, 2003
Couldn't we all use 50 years of humble growth?
-Steve Gladbach
"We knocked the bastard off." Hillary, 1953
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Hillary, 2003
Couldn't we all use 50 years of humble growth?
-Steve Gladbach
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DurangoJenn
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Re: Hikers find missing family in Colorado wilderness
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it odd that the wife waited until 10:15 p.m. Sunday to report that they hadn't returned from a day hike Saturday?
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Re: Hikers find missing family in Colorado wilderness
He had a tent with him (and actually took it on the hike, apparently).DurangoJenn wrote:Is it just me, or does anyone else find it odd that the wife waited until 10:15 p.m. Sunday to report that they hadn't returned from a day hike Saturday?
Plausible scenario: Dad planned to hikes and camp with the kids all weekend, come back Sun afternoon. And they knew cell phone reception wasn't reliable. Maybe Mom was out of town anyway until Sun night.
