[pct-l] Rodknee Dangertrail in hospital

[Benjamin Grunbaum]

Of course the rangers look for weak trees.  We must remember they are not
professional arborists.  Even the professionals do not get it right 100
percent of the time.

Widowmakers are always a danger.  The trees that blew down and those that
are leaning on other trees will be a threat in the Sierras for a long time.
People are frequently hit by falling branches or get smashed by a tree when
it begins to roll as they are climbing over it.  It is a risk we can
minimize greatly but is always present.


On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 9:34 AM, <aslive at charter.net> wrote:

> Really, a tree fell on some tents at Kick-Off?!!!  How could that have
> happened?  Don't the rangers look out for weak trees in the camp ground
> and cut them?
>
> Let this be a reminder to all hikers to look up before you set up your
> tent in the wild.  Wind can snap a branch and its fall can kill you.
> These are called widow makers.  Be careful out there.
>
> Shepherd
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:30 AM, bluetrail at aol.com wrote:
>
> > JUST read in someone's journal that a tree fell on some tents at the
> > kick-off and that Rodknee Dangertrail was kept in the hospital
> > overnight with a concussion.  Does anyone know what hospital and where
> > it is?
> > I haven't heard from him unless the message on my home phone (so
> > unintelligible I couldn't identify the speaker) was from him.  There's
> > no answer on his cell.
> >
> > He's my hiker, my sweetie.
> >
> > Joan
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