[pct-l] Thunder Storms

[Brandon McGinnity]

Well, going under a lone tree is bad, but if you're in a large clump of
trees it's not so bad. Just stay near the smaller ones. If you stay out in
the open, YOU are the highest thing in the landscape, and that's even more
dangerous.

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Moose <moosehammer54 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think man vs wild addressed this pretty well (surprising I know).  NEVER
> go under trees.  Lightning finds the "path of least resistance" which means
> it strikes things that are higher than the surrounding area.  Get into an
> open area, or at least as open as you can manage, and crouch down.  I don’t
> know much about lightning on the PCT but I can concede many close calls
> living most of my life in Florida and also feeling a bit invincible (21 and
> still a pup!).
> Hope to see you on the trail,
> Moose
> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Mike Chapman <altathunder76 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Well last night I was finishing an all day trek(around 9pm),about 3
> > miles from home. The night sky lit up like crazy and a bolt with about
> > 5-10 strikes slammed the ground,the sound was the loudest ive ever
> > heard,one after another. It looked and sounded like huge bombs going
> > off! This was something I have not planned for,and was easy to forget
> > till last night. It scared the %$#@ out of me and got me nervous about
> > strikes in the high country or desert. Whats the best thing to do if
> > this was to happen on the trail? Do I stay under trees? Do I run from
> > the trees? Any close call storys?
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