| If you ever decide to go hiking, even for a | | | | it would never have happened. |
| short period of time, I can't express how | | | | |
| important it is to be smart, and know that no | | | | Stupid right? Well its really not, in all |
| matter how short of a time you plan on | | | | honesty, its something so simple, especially |
| spending out there, anything can happen to | | | | with my background, I figured it couldn't |
| you. | | | | happen to me. And it happens to a lot of |
| | | | people and some aren't so lucky. You need to |
| It's the really small things that people | | | | be educated at least a little bit before you |
| don't even think about that gets them into | | | | go out there, and bring some emergency |
| trouble. I am a very good example of this. I | | | | supplies just in case. |
| decided to go trail running a few years back, | | | | |
| and I was feeling really energetic that | | | | Every time I tell people that moose are |
| particular day. Of course I planned on | | | | dangerous they look at me funny like "wha"? |
| running in, and running out before the sun | | | | Those are people that may try and pet the |
| went down. So the sun started to go down, and | | | | creature that can trample you to death. Or |
| I decided it was time to run back. Now the | | | | they think because they are packing a knife, |
| trail markers crossed at grey and blue and | | | | they're going to fend off a bear. The chances |
| consequently, they looked exactly the same, | | | | are slim I hate to say. In fact in almost all |
| with just a little less sunlight. I was lost | | | | cases people run from bears, and then what |
| until the next morning because before I knew | | | | good is that knife? But if you knew that |
| it, there was no sun, and no moon what so | | | | running downhill is your best chance against |
| ever. | | | | a bear you'd come out unscathed (most people |
| | | | think playing dead is best). |
| I was lucky in fact. What I didn't know was | | | | |
| that in any direction it was only a matter of | | | | Just don't make the mistake of thinking that |
| miles in any direction to find a way out. I | | | | accidents, and unfortunate incidents can't |
| didn't know that of course and i went in | | | | happen to you. If you do your research, and |
| circles a bit, but imagine if it was a large | | | | bring the essential, you can always be |
| park, and I could have been lost for weeks. | | | | assured that you'll have nothing but a fun, |
| That's potential death for many reasons I can | | | | safe time. |
| name and all i needed... was a flashlight and | | | | |