The good news was that she was apparently well equipped - tent, sleeping bag, food & water for two weeks. Her problems started 5 days into her trip.

Question: How much does two weeks of water weigh? Can someone really carry two weeks of water?

The bad news was that she broke the first rule - she was a "free spirit" and didn't leave any kind of plan with friends. People didn't even start looking for her until 2 1/2 weeks after her trip started - when they found her car.

After that amount of time I'm wondering what her primary limiting resource was. She apparently was warm enough with the tent, sleeping bag, and fire. They said she was dehydrated. They also said that by the time she could leave the area she was weak from lack of food.

I've generally been a "don't worry about food" person. This has me rethinking that.

Of course had she invested in a PLB the story would have had a much different ending.

Ken K.