Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Know Your Trails

From Oregonian online

Lost trail-runners in Columbia Gorge walk out on their own

By Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian

BONNEVILLE -- William McBride and Anthony Weber set out Sunday afternoon to run for a couple of hours in the Columbia River Gorge, but wound up spending the night lost in the labyrinth of trails on the steep slopes above Wahclella Falls.

McBride, 29, and Weber, 28, both of Portland, were not prepared for their run, let alone the night, said Sgt. Steven Dangler, a search and rescue coordinator for the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Essentially, Dangler said, they had none of the 10 essentials -- no cellular phone, no extra food, no extra clothing, no water

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