Posted on 01/15/2007 4:32:56 AM PST by nuconvert
One of the cardinal rules of any outing off the beaten path is to let someone reliable know where you'll be and when you'll return. Even if it's just an afternoon hike and you won't be more than a mile from civilization, it's still a good idea to tell someone where you'll be. Fifty feet can seem like a hundred miles if you should happen to break a bone anywhere below your waist.
If you don't know anyone in the area, inform the nearest Forest Service office and ask them to look for you if you don't call in by such and such a day/time.
But it had just rained and snowed (hence the swollen river). Fire monitoriing was probably called off for the season.
--But it had just rained and snowed (hence the swollen river). Fire monitoriing was probably called off for the season.--
Good point. I wasn't thinking about that since some of the earlier threads were talking about high fire risks.
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