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One thing that is "Telling" is that on many outdoor hunting forums...."Bad'ass" Rugged Outdoorsmen, are asking, "Why in the hell would anyone be hiking "alone" at 1:AM on an Alaska Trail. hmmm What does that “tell”? Tells me that "SOME" who pretend to be Bad'ass super rugged Outdoorsmen......are likely scared of the dark. Especially "Alone" on a mountain in the dark. My point was.....should there be any un-clarity.........that many are quick to judge and armchair quarter back the miss-adventures of others quickly into a thread, before learning that she likely has far more wilderness skills and experience then they fantasize they possess.
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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Sadly......many Alaskans carry little or zero "survival gear". This is especially true on "Day-hikes".
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ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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maybe some including myself may have learned a little from what has been posted ? none of us are perfect , from my past experiences with grizzly and black bears is i always carry a sidearm now ,i leave the bear spray in the truck unless i need it for paper work.
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And once again someone is finding the limits of bear spray. ^^ This ^^ one time in Wyoming N.W. corner of Yellowstone Park up in the mountains: Warden told me if you end up killin a bear make sure you spray that bear in the face before i get there ,paper work is easier to fill out then. i smiled and said : ok thank you I like that one 😂
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One thing that is "Telling" is that on many outdoor hunting forums...."Bad'ass" Rugged Outdoorsmen, are asking, "Why in the hell would anyone be hiking "alone" at 1:AM on an Alaska Trail. hmmm What does that “tell”? Tells me that "SOME" who pretend to be Bad'ass super rugged Outdoorsmen......are likely scared of the dark. Especially "Alone" on a mountain in the dark. My point was.....should there be any un-clarity.........that many are quick to judge and armchair quarter back the miss-adventures of others quickly into a thread, before learning that she likely has far more wilderness skills and experience then they fantasize they possess. You are assuming quite a bit RE: the story. No mention of "day-hike." No mention of actually being "on the trail" at 1:00A. Having your camp raided at night, because you left food out, could happen to any hunter/outdoorsman ignorant/stupid enough to do so. Relyin' only on bear spray is also telling. GR
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One thing that is "Telling" is that on many outdoor hunting forums...."Bad'ass" Rugged Outdoorsmen, are asking, "Why in the hell would anyone be hiking "alone" at 1:AM on an Alaska Trail. hmmm What does that “tell”? Tells me that "SOME" who pretend to be Bad'ass super rugged Outdoorsmen......are likely scared of the dark. Especially "Alone" on a mountain in the dark. My point was.....should there be any un-clarity.........that many are quick to judge and armchair quarter back the miss-adventures of others quickly into a thread, before learning that she likely has far more wilderness skills and experience then they fantasize they possess. You are assuming quite a bit RE: the story. No mention of "day-hike."
Yes there wasNo mention of actually being "on the trail" at 1:00A. The article clearly explains where she was at what time and whyHaving your camp raided at night, because you left food out, could happen to any hunter/outdoorsman ignorant/stupid enough to do so. Camp? Food? what article were you reading?Relyin' only on bear spray is also telling. GR
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Tells me that "SOME" who pretend to be Bad'ass super rugged Outdoorsmen......are likely scared of the dark. Especially "Alone" on a mountain in the dark. My point was.....should there be any un-clarity.........that many are quick to judge and armchair quarter back the miss-adventures of others quickly into a thread, before learning that she likely has far more wilderness skills and experience then they fantasize they possess.
The Next day. Update 6/16 1805: At approximately 1730 hours, the Alaska State Troopers were notified by a volunteer SAR member departing the search area that Fina Kiefer walked out of the woods as they were driving by on Knik River Road, about a mile from the trailhead. Kiefer has injuries and EMS is transporting her to a Mat-Su area hospital for evaluation. Thanks for the drama of a 55 year old woman hikin' in bear country, at night, armed only w/ bear spray (and possibly hot flashes). GR
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