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The trail generally runs from SW to NE. But there are lots of twists and turns and it will often run due East or West for miles depending on the terrain.

I've hiked on several sections here in GA and TN. It is a well worn path here that can't be missed. But from what I've read farther north, especially in Maine it is often difficult to locate the trail even with a map and compass. I've read 4-5 books written by thru hikers. All of them have had a few moments, even hours or days where they were off the trail and turned around.


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Perhaps she intended to commit suicide and thought that doing it so it looked as if she were "hopelessly lost," she and her surviving family could avoid the stigma of suicide.

They could claim, "She did not commit suicide: she just had a terrible accident."

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Saw her story on the show Northwoods Law.. always wondered what happened to her..
I saw that too. Said thing is she owned a "SPOT" but had left it behind at some point. They found it shortly after her husband had reported her missing and they started investigating the situation.
She lived nearly a month once she became lost, but never found a trail, or a way out. Hard to believe.


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Originally Posted by Stormin_Norman
Sounds like she neither basic outdoor skills or common sense. Most of us could have survived that situation when we were 10.



as is often the case, the first reply is the best.


How can you get lost on the Appalachian trail? Follow the water downhill and it will eventually lead you to a mall....


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Originally Posted by ingwe
Originally Posted by Stormin_Norman
Sounds like she neither basic outdoor skills or common sense. Most of us could have survived that situation when we were 10.



as is often the case, the first reply is the best.


How can you get lost on the Appalachian trail? Follow the water downhill and it will eventually lead you to a mall....



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Before I would starve to death, I'd at least start a forest fire. Authorities would find that.


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Originally Posted by ingwe
Originally Posted by Stormin_Norman
Sounds like she neither basic outdoor skills or common sense. Most of us could have survived that situation when we were 10.



as is often the case, the first reply is the best.


How can you get lost on the Appalachian trail? Follow the water downhill and it will eventually lead you to a mall....



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The terrain can be more treacherous than you might think. Remember, until the Cumberland Gap was found, the Appalachian chain was a major barrier to westward expansion. Maine can be remote, but I must agree that I could follow a stream and find a road in less than 26 days.

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I've been badly turned around in the woods before, and heavily wooded terrain without a decent slope would make me carry a compass. But for crying out loud, every smart phone these days has a compass in it!.

Water runs down hill, roads forks point towards town, worms and grubs are edible, and the sun rises and sets. Pick a direction, and walk, and you'll hit a decent size road within 25 miles of just about any place in the continental US.


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Saw her story on the show Northwoods Law.. always wondered what happened to her..
I saw that too. Said thing is she owned a "SPOT" but had left it behind at some point. They found it shortly after her husband had reported her missing and they started investigating the situation.
She lived nearly a month once she became lost, but never found a trail, or a way out. Hard to believe.


Exactly. Something doesn't smell quite right and her remains aren't the stench.


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I wonder if she planned to disappear but then did it unintentionally.


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Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
I wonder if she planned to disappear but then did it unintentionally.


Or if someone just helped her disappear, intentionally.


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America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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I guess she had a flip phone. My phone has a compass.


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As someone who's hiked the trail by where she died, it isn't easy to get lost there. It isn't easy at all.

I would go so far as to say it would almost require effort and planning to get lost going to the bathroom there and be unable to find the trail again and die, not from injury, but just from being lost.


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WALK DOWN HILL. It'll get you out. Got me out of the Cascades in an afternoon, bout 40 years ago. Downhill always leads to roads, bridges, etc. It never lets you walk in a circle.


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Originally Posted by 4ager
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I wonder if she planned to disappear but then did it unintentionally.


Or if someone just helped her disappear, intentionally.
They found her in her tent. An autopsy figured she died from exposure and starvation.


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When I became hungry, thirsty, and grouchy, I'd put some effort into saving myself. Especially in an instance were I was pretty sure technology was not getting out.

I've never been one to count on batteries and staying in touch as a sure fire means of survival anyway. Almost sounds like a death wish unless the stored messages offer a better explanation. Can't really visualize a place east of the Mississippi that an uninjured person could not walk out of in a week or so.

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I never go in the woods without a compass. I actually carry at least two on a regular basis. Better safe than sorry.


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I'm still trying to figure out why she would activate her SPOT and then leave the area without it.


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