Originally Posted By: hikermor


One thing, the park is very small, less than 9000 acres, and surrounded by urban development, but when your leg is injured, your radius of action shrinks drastically.


But, then again: "Specialst Mark Stevenson said getting into the wooded area took rescuers two hours to just get into before they could actually conduct a proper search."

Whatever the circumstances, to me, this reinforces the importance of pocket carry. A short walk to gather firewood/shelter building materials or to the river to fetch water could easily separate me from my pack if I had a mechanical injury. One of the first cardinal lessons I learned here at ETS is that in addition to my cel phone, I keep a small knife, fire-making stuff, signaling stuff, and a bandana in my pocket, and add a SOL Heatsheets blanket and some chemical hand warmers in the Winter, Spring and Fall. I wouldn't be comfortable, but I could hopefully make a fire and signal for rescue.
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