I always have to stop at this church when I visit Yosemite, though the vast majority of park visitors don't stop there.
Monday, June 17, 2013
If only all churches had this magnificent setting ...
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Do NOT hike alone!
I used to do it myself, when I was younger.
But it is neither smart, nor safe.
A 22-year-old BYU student found dead on June 6, 2013, on the Y Mountain trail, above Provo, Utah, some 4 days after he likely fell off a cliff. He was hiking all alone, on a trail not used a lot at the time.
Cell phones do not necessarily make hiking alone safer.
-I used to hike alone in my early 20s too, in similar terrain, above Weber State University, east of Ogden, never seeing another person for hours. I was lucky, never having an accident.
At age 22, you have peak energy, peak ability, peak independence - and not so peak judgment -- always.
Would the young man not have died with a fellow hiker along? Perhaps. We'll never know. But, at least that would have likely saved 4 days of search and rescue.
If you are going to hike alone, at least only do it on busy trails, on busy weekends.
-ALSO, do NOT confuse hiking with climbing. The deceased 22-year-old student also thought it was safe to rock climb alone and without any equipment.
But it is neither smart, nor safe.
A 22-year-old BYU student found dead on June 6, 2013, on the Y Mountain trail, above Provo, Utah, some 4 days after he likely fell off a cliff. He was hiking all alone, on a trail not used a lot at the time.
Cell phones do not necessarily make hiking alone safer.
-I used to hike alone in my early 20s too, in similar terrain, above Weber State University, east of Ogden, never seeing another person for hours. I was lucky, never having an accident.
At age 22, you have peak energy, peak ability, peak independence - and not so peak judgment -- always.
Would the young man not have died with a fellow hiker along? Perhaps. We'll never know. But, at least that would have likely saved 4 days of search and rescue.
If you are going to hike alone, at least only do it on busy trails, on busy weekends.
-ALSO, do NOT confuse hiking with climbing. The deceased 22-year-old student also thought it was safe to rock climb alone and without any equipment.
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