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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 i
by 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 agoIt'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 ago75 miles is a lot to cover on foot, too!
- ci5er 10y agoIt 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.