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You'd be surprised how much untouched wilderness there is out there. And generally opportunistic criminals don't tend to be wandering through the wilderness loo

You'd be surprised how much untouched wilderness there is out there. And generally opportunistic criminals don't tend to be wandering through the wilderness looking for cameras to steal. And even then they're face will be recorded for all they know.

trendia 10y ago
Yeah. There are many trails in the US where you can hike for days without seeing another human.
- ci5er 10y ago
  Maybe if you go in circles. If you cover 20 miles/day, even in places like Alberta or Wyoming, it's hard to go much more than two days without bumping into another one in one form or fashion.
  - macNchz 10y ago
    On the trails, sure, but a short way off of even the busiest trails you could go an extremely long time without seeing anyone, especially in areas that don't allow hunting. For example, this woman died after weeks spent lost just near the Appalachian Trail: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/25/hiker-who-died-after-disappearing-from-appalachian-trail-survived-for-weeks/KAcHuKSdYVHNTNu0qQobvK/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/25/hiker-who-died-...
    - ci5er 10y ago
      Yeah - we used to have a few of those unfortunate events reported every year when I was growing up in Wyoming. Sometimes even when it wasn't cold (dehydration is a thing, apparently). As young kids, we didn't know anything about anything, and always wondered, "why didn't they walk in a straight line? they were never more than 75 miles away from help."
      - cialowicz 10y ago
        It's really hard to walk in a straight line in dense woods. A compass helps, but even then you have to know how to use it. It's usually best to find a stream, follow it down to a river, and then follow that down to some sort of settlement (hopefully).
      - zem 10y ago
        75 miles is a lot to cover on foot, too!
        ci5er 10y ago
        It is! Almost two days on open range! (Which is why dehydration is such an issue) When I was a kid, we were amazed at the people who apparently got lost on Hell's Half Acre, about 40 miles west of Casper: - https://www.google.com/search?q=hells+half+acre+wyoming&num=20&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2iqHTsOXPAhWCsFQKHegtCo0Q_AUICCgB&biw=1151&bih=818 Broke an ankle or got stuck in a gully - sure, but lost? Now that I'm officially old, and far less energetic, I'd be willing to believe that they just sat down and hoped that help would find them in time.

trendia 10y ago

Yeah. There are many trails in the US where you can hike for days without seeing another human.

ci5er 10y ago
Maybe if you go in circles. If you cover 20 miles/day, even in places like Alberta or Wyoming, it's hard to go much more than two days without bumping into another one in one form or fashion.
- macNchz 10y ago
  On the trails, sure, but a short way off of even the busiest trails you could go an extremely long time without seeing anyone, especially in areas that don't allow hunting. For example, this woman died after weeks spent lost just near the Appalachian Trail: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/25/hiker-who-died-after-disappearing-from-appalachian-trail-survived-for-weeks/KAcHuKSdYVHNTNu0qQobvK/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/25/hiker-who-died-...
  - ci5er 10y ago
    Yeah - we used to have a few of those unfortunate events reported every year when I was growing up in Wyoming. Sometimes even when it wasn't cold (dehydration is a thing, apparently). As young kids, we didn't know anything about anything, and always wondered, "why didn't they walk in a straight line? they were never more than 75 miles away from help."
    - cialowicz 10y ago
      It's really hard to walk in a straight line in dense woods. A compass helps, but even then you have to know how to use it. It's usually best to find a stream, follow it down to a river, and then follow that down to some sort of settlement (hopefully).
    - zem 10y ago
      75 miles is a lot to cover on foot, too!
      - ci5er 10y ago
        It is! Almost two days on open range! (Which is why dehydration is such an issue) When I was a kid, we were amazed at the people who apparently got lost on Hell's Half Acre, about 40 miles west of Casper: - https://www.google.com/search?q=hells+half+acre+wyoming&num=20&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2iqHTsOXPAhWCsFQKHegtCo0Q_AUICCgB&biw=1151&bih=818 Broke an ankle or got stuck in a gully - sure, but lost? Now that I'm officially old, and far less energetic, I'd be willing to believe that they just sat down and hoped that help would find them in time.