Two men, aged 18 and 20 years of age, were found on the Appalachian Trail near Dragon's Tooth, west of Catawba, after being reported lost. After 4 hours of searching on Saturday, February 18th the young men were found around 10:00pm, thirsty and cold in the 20 degree temperature. According to Jennifer Conley-Sexton, the Roanoke Fire and Rescue spokeswoman, 30 fire and rescue employees, along with a helicopter team, were brought in to find these hikers.
It is great to hear about the rescuers fast actions and how they did not allow any delay with this problem. They were able to prevent what could have been a tragic story on the Appalachian Trail. This team should be commended for their actions. If you would like to thank them for the service they provide us hikers in cases of emergency, please write: Roanoke County Fire and Rescue
Please remember always give your hiking plans to someone you know, that way they will know when you will be back. If you don't return they can then put the Emergency Action Plan into effect. As well, always take precaution by bringing your maps, compass, water, food, and extra warm clothing.
NPR on the Road to Nowhere
0 Comments Published by Jerry Span on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 10:16 PM.
I heard from Philip Jones on whiteblaze.net that NPR was doing an "All Things Considered" piece on the much debated Road to Nowhere. I checked it out here.
Not to my surprise it was a heartwarming, touchy piece on how individuals can't make it out to see their ancestors who were buried out in the woods from when their families once lived there. Better yet it was telling us how the Road to Nowhere was promised to be built so that these departed family members could be visited. Well the fact is that the Agreement of 1943 makes no mention of cemeteries and giving access to these graves. It seems that Adam Hochberg's NPR piece was more or less to tug at our heart strings instead of giving the facts.
I wish this small group of people who are pushing for this road could see how selfish they are for wanting to build a $600 million dollar road that would destroy a large portion of our National Park.
