One thing I would add to the discussion is the importance of leaving a trip plan with that "responsible" person.
Absolutely totally a MUST DO, Blake. The more specific the better. Include all known and expected details, including maps!
Yes, a fully detailed trip plan is a must regardless if a SPOT or PLB is carried. I use a modified version of this
plan/checklist. (PDF) which is printed and emailed to our primary contact person. The email also includes Google Maps / Earth coordinates of the intended route.
The reason for the email is that in the event SAR is required, it is much easier to forward the email to SAR so that the info is much more readily available.
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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
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