For the second time - the owner of the campsites out my way failed to warn his guests about the road conditions during a rainstorm. Four cars stuck and 10 people stranded. Nearly an inch of rain fell today, and it will be at least Monday afternoon before these folks can go home. 38,46,37, .85",C
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guess it will make for a memorable outing for them —
lack of preparation & awareness… woman dead in Zion
because of that… just because you schedule an 'adventure',
doesn't mean all will work out.
"Memorable," and miserable, I would think. At least here in New England, when caught in deep snow, a tree or boulder can be found to interface your truck's winch to and pull yourself out. Out there...nothing. That mud swallowed all those vehicles.
It's odd watching it as the tourists must not have been aware of the weather forecast and/or they did not realize the effects of a rainfall in this geography. Quite frankly, it is a reminder to me to be aware because I think I might have made the same mistake. Rain in my geography doesn't strand vehicles.
Furthermore, I think of an episode in the past couple of weeks up here in New Hampshire's white mountains. A young college educated "hiker" embarked on a day hike only to go missing and finally be found expired a week or so likely. Although I'm not a huge hiker, I know from living in this area for decades that one thing you don't do in the White Mtns is hike without being fully aware of the weather forecast and hike without inclement weather gear, that is hike there expecting that the weather can change radically and quickly and bring the appropriate gear. This young woman was doing a day hike, and it ended up in death.
Be aware, everywhere. Particularly in areas one is not familiar with. I'd never have known that rain can cause this havoc in the Texas plains/desert?
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