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Heard there was an overdue hiker in the Wells area, presume the NLP trail. DEC was out in force and the state Huey was parked at the school. Anyone hear how they made out ?
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But now I know why all the DEC and ranger trucks were parked by the Firehouse here. i thought maybe they were having a convention.
Hawk"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson -
I was hiking part on the NPT this weekend b/w Benson and Canary Pond (I parked right next to the lost hiker's car) and spoke with a few of the Rangers who were searching for him. The last Ranger I spoke with today (~1:30 PM) said that he was found near the Sacandaga River and that he had lost the trail and needed assistance getting out. About 20 minutes later, I saw the helicopter flying overhead presumably to airlift him out.Something like that.....Comment
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Was this person found? I'm not clear from the posts here that the hiker was found and I didn't see it on the news.
I'm a novice and I'm hoping to travel the NPT, especially in that vicinity, so I would be encouraged to hear that there is so much support for hikers there. Although noone plans on getting lost.Comment
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There is plenty of support for hikers on the NPT and ijn the Adirondacks.
As long as one follows certain guidelines to insure that if they are overdue, someone knows to search for them, and that they have posted an itinerary and do not deviate from it to make it easier to be found.
My understanding is that the hiker was found.
Hawk"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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I just called Johnson Outdoors about my compass that I have barely used in many years since I bought it and they will replace it for free because there is a bubble in it. I am reading up on finding my way in the wilderness, especially now that I read about a lost hiker on the NPT. I'm also not going out alone. A few friends who know their way are coming along.
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one of my compasses got a bubble in it this year too... how does that happen?
is there a way to get rid of the bubble - maybe by freezing or boiling the thing?Comment
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The hiker was found camped by Rock lake Outlet.
How anyone could get lost there is beyond me. All you have to do is follow the Outlet upstream to Rock lake and then the NPT. It requires not having a compass, map, GPS, sense of direction of a brain to get lost there.
Sorry, I'm so critical but this is caused by lack of common sense and complete lack of any kind of navigational skills. So why would someone be out there alone, bushwhacking under those conditions?
Hawk"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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Sounds like a graduate of the David Boomhower School of Wilderness Navigation.The hiker was found camped by Rock lake Outlet.
How anyone could get lost there is beyond me. All you have to do is follow the Outlet upstream to Rock lake and then the NPT. It requires not having a compass, map, GPS, sense of direction of a brain to get lost there.
Sorry, I'm so critical but this is caused by lack of common sense and complete lack of any kind of navigational skills. So why would someone be out there alone, bushwhacking under those conditions?
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there might also be a crack in the bezel somewhere of the compass. the mineral spirits leak out very slowly. You won't find the crack or see the spirits evaporating. This can happen from being tossed around in packs, dropped, happened in shipping, hitting little rickie in the head with your compass, etc etc.
Those folks at Johnson Outdoors sure are nice!
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