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When an off-duty search and rescue volunteer happened upon Michael St. Laurent’s makeshift shelter in the backcountry of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, St. Laurent was prepared to die.
The 45-year-old had spent the last 10 days in the wilderness, suffering from frostbite, dehydration and injuries he… Read the rest

Three hikers in Kentucky’s Big South Fork National River Recreational Area had to spend an uncomfortable night lost in the woods last weekend despite being able to communicate with rangers via cell phone.
From the NPS Morning Report (the emphasis is my own):

A Scott County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher received … Read the rest

There’s an unfortunate trend shaping the adventure world as we know it. As advancements in rescue technology are made, human survival skills are degenerating, and many people are venturing out into the wild letting their fates be decided by gadgets that are meant to augment wilderness skills, not replace them.… Read the rest

Here are a few pictures to motivate you to get on your road bike and explore a lost highway today. Happy trails.

[Via: funzu]… Read the rest