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