[pct-l] Probability of Disaster

[Wes Rose]

Thanks Halfway ~
That story was captivating due to the connection with John Donovan and the 
location
of his last camp near the intersections of Long and Hidden Canyons.  I hope 
to
reconnoiter the site this fall - using your topo map!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Halfmile" <list at lon.net>
To: "Wes Rose" <wb104475 at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Probability of Disaster


Wes,
You might find this D Magazine article interesting too. About the two
tourists who got lost and wandered into Donovan's camp.
http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/2007/01/24/Lost.aspx?p=1
-Halfmile



On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Wes Rose <wb104475 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> These conversations always remind me of John Donovan's tragic death in the 
> San Jacinto Wilderness
> area in 2005. His story can be found and researched on the links below (in 
> no particular order). Like
> so many of the stories of trail fatalities I've read about, the hiker 
> himself was the biggest contributor in his
> demise, no disrespect intended to Mr. Donovan.
> http://billdonahue.net/2006/10/
> http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/Report_Lost_TwoHikers.htm
> http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/PressReleases/admPR-JohnDonovan.htm
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2010-January/033305.html
> http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=3052
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12737512/
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/11/AR2006051102047.html
> http://www.rmru.org/missions/2005/2005-017.html
> http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.true-crime/2006-06/msg00485.html
> http://www.rmru.org/missions/2006/2006-06-04.html
> http://friends.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2006-August/000834.html
> http://www.backcountry.net/arch/pct/0506/msg00012.html
> http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=97238
> http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9052
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