[pct-l] Story of dead hiker

[Brett]

> There were a bunch of fools on here last month yapping 
> about hiking through the desert in July.   Wonder if it 
> was one of them.

Rumors of my hike have been greatly exaggerated.

http://simblissity.net/L2H.shtml


I'll be updating it momentarily. Meantime, take me off the 
list of candidates, and someone please try to ID those pesky 
"quad runners."

- blisterfree


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dust" <dustpct at yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Story of dead hiker


> There were a bunch of fools on here last month yapping 
> about hiking through the desert in July.   Wonder if it 
> was one of them.
>
> Kent Spring <kjssail at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Here is the post, please note this news article is
> from Sat 7/15 and it has not been updated in the paper
> since...
>
> Man found dead on trail with empty water containers
> BY STEVE E. SWENSON, Californian staff writer
> e-mail: sswenson at bakersfield.com | Saturday, Jul 15
> 2006 8:40 PM
> Last Updated: Saturday, Jul 15 2006 8:44 PM
>
> A man who appeared to be in his mid-40s was found dead
> on the Pacific Crest Trail northeast of Sand Canyon,
> Kern County sheriff's deputies reported Saturday.
>
> The man who had identification that indicated he
> lived in another state had two empty water containers
> in his backpack, Sgt. Mike Kirkland said.
>
> The man's identity has not been confirmed and the
> cause of his death is pending an autopsy, Kirkland
> said.
>
> He was found Friday at about 5 p.m. right on the
> Pacific Crest Trail, a popular hiking trail that
> stretches from Mexico to Canada, Kirkland said.
>
> But the trail is less used in the desert-like Kern
> County section, he said. It appeared the man may have
> been dead on the trail for two days or more, Kirkland
> said.
>
> The body was about four or five miles north of Highway
> 58 near Cache Peak, the sergeant said.
>
> A small group of off-road motorcyclists and quad
> runners discovered the body and then reported the find
> to sheriff's deputies.
>
> The trail was among hilly desert brush and small
> trees, Kirkland said. It is not unusual for
> backpackers to spend days, weeks or months on the
> trail -- veering off to get supplies from stores along
> the way, Kirkland said.
>
> "Hikers who go alone love it," Kirkland said. "They
> are really passionate about it."
>
> Deputies had not yet had a chance to check with stores
> to determine when the man was last seen alive, he
> said. He thought there was a creek within a couple
> miles of the body, but he wasn't sure if it had water
> in it, the sergeant said.
>
>
>
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