Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
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- chubbles365
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
Where do you get mushrooms that last for five days?
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
It doesn't occur to you that he could carry some with him?chubbles365 wrote:Where do you get mushrooms that last for five days?
I carry beer, and not just one. Mushrooms are very efficient comparatively.
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
This sounds more like a Peyote story to me...
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
Kinda reminds me of the time those guys got lost on Mt. Sanitas and had to call SAR.
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
Too bad the 9,000 people on the trail were of no help.jaymz wrote:Kinda reminds me of the time those guys got lost on Mt. Sanitas and had to call SAR.
- Nelson
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
ChrisRoberts wrote:When I saw the headline, I thought (verbatim) the exact same thing...Dan_Suitor wrote:Glad he is ok, but not sure how you get lost for 5 days there.
http://www.9news.com/news/local/man-los ... /409251514
Altitude sickness?
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
Those weren't people on the trail. They were ants. Wait. No. Caterpillars. Which turned into butterflies, but then became wild dogs searching for food. And he was a pork chop. Hiding. Then turned invisible. Very lucky to make it out alive.domanico wrote:
Too bad the 9,000 people on the trail were of no help.
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- huffy13
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
mtree wrote:Those weren't people on the trail. They were ants. Wait. No. Caterpillars. Which turned into butterflies, but then became wild dogs searching for food. And he was a pork chop. Hiding. Then turned invisible. Very lucky to make it out alive.domanico wrote:
Too bad the 9,000 people on the trail were of no help.
Seems like the times that I need a mountain the most are the times that I can not get to them.
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
A followup of sorts:
https://gearjunkie.com/hiker-found-dead ... rk-reserve
https://gearjunkie.com/hiker-found-dead ... rk-reserve
In February, Bryan Skilinski, 40, was rescued from Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park. The New York resident had spent five nights in freezing temps with no survival gear.
Three months later, he returned. Only this time he wasn’t so lucky.
Hikers found Skilinski’s body on June 28. But while there were clues to his time in the park, his death raises questions.
- 14erFred
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
Apparently Mr. Skilinski had some unfinished business to resolve. May he find in death the peace that seems to have eluded him in this life. Condolences to his family and friends.
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
One of the more bizarre threads I've encountered on 14ers.com...7-10 minutes well spent
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Re: Man lost in Great Sand Dunes
I agree, this one is strange. It really seems like he was searching for something, more likely internally than externally. Hopefully he's at peace now.