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Always be on the alert for wildlife, particularly the kind with sharp claws and/or teeth. And for Pete's sake, if you do come across such a beast don't try to take a selfie with one! Note to self. Bears don't like selfies. |
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Have an irrational fear of spiders? If your arachnophobia leads you to dive into a body of water at the site of our eight legged friends be forewarned - they appear to be able to swim! Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water. |
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Not all of these are related to hiking, but some are. Believe it or not, over 250 people have died taking selfies since 2011. What. The. Hell? Seriously people. Watch where you are going. Look at the world around you not at your phone/camera! Does this mean the iPhone is responsible for more human deaths than any land animal? |
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Here's a dose of reality about the dangers of hiking. The risk of death by falling tree is small, but higher than it used to be. It's kind of depressing news about the enormous number of dead trees out there. In the end, you need to be aware of your surroundings. Always good advice. |
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California is in the middle of a heatwave. A woman in Southern California collapsed and died on the trail. Though an official cause of death has not been released it immediately brought to mind for me to hydrate on the trail and quite possibly just take a day or two off to allow more manageable temperatures to return. |
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And now, if you survive your hiking scare in Hawaii, you may end up paying through the nose. According to the article Hikers in Hawaii Who Disobey Signs May Soon Have to Pay for Their Own Rescues: Quote:The bill, called S.B. No. 700, states, "Whenever any government entity engages in a search or rescue operation for the purpose of searching for or rescuing a person, and incurs search and rescue expenses therein, the government entity may seek reimbursement" in cases where "the need for search or rescue was caused by any act or omission by the person searched for or rescued, constituting intentional disregard for the person's safety, including, but not limited to, intentionally disregarding a warning or notice." You might want to rethink those warning signs. Even if you don't end up losing a limb you might end up losing an arm and a leg. |
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Once again, being off trail can be deadly. This time a visitor to the Grand Canyon fell 200 feet to his death. Sometimes the admins are not just being buzz kills when they suggest you stick to the trails. Image below is from an emergency exercise, not of the retrieval of the victim following this incident. |
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We're burning up here in the West. Do we really need another reminder to keep hydrated? Apparently, we do. One person died and three others rescued in Arizona's Special Activities and Recreation Area (SARA) Park after running out of water. If you even remotely think you may run out of water on a hike you should really look to the nearest trailhead ASAP. |
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Another case of a deadly fall off trail. This time a California hiker dies in Oregon after hiking past a safety fence. Please, keep to the trails and don't ignore fences that mark out of bounds areas. They really are there for a reason. |
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