The trail is 26 miles round trip if one goes all the way. Going up the trail at say, 0800 would lead to a return to the car late at night.
The trail is remote by lower 48 standards, but not at all by Alaska standards. The trailhead is about 5 miles from me right now. There's a several hundred houses along the road in the area of the trailhead. While I dont underestimate the idiocy of city people, there are far more better areas to disappear than that trail.
fyi, The trooper dispatch says that the TROOPERS got the call at 0129 am. That doesn't equate to the text from her at 0129.
Based on personal experience, trooper dispatches can vary greatly from the truth.
Last edited by LoadClear; 06/16/21.
