Hiking News August 2006

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THURSDAY, 31 AUGUST 2006
	U.S. Marine Missing in Eldorado Canyon State Park
	A missing U.S. Marine fell while hiking in Eldorado Canyon State Park. The twenty-one years old, Lance Hering from south Boulder fell about fifteen feet and then rolled down a steep slope another 30 feet, injuring his head. Hering, a white male and about 5’8 tall hasn’t been seen since his twenty years old buddy Steve Powers left him in the area to ask for help in the park five miles south Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 30 AUGUST 2006
	How to React When Confronted By Cattle
	GENEVA, Switzerland – Due to numerous reports of unpleasant meetings between hikers and cattle along the Switzerland’s alpine trail, the Swiss Hiking Federation set some regulation on how to react when confronted by cattle. The hiking association said that walkers should keep distance, avoid eye contact and never to hug a Swiss cow. Many walkers easily get scared and panic when they are co Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 29 AUGUST 2006
	Barnes Getting Ready For The 43rd Hiking Spree
	The 82-year-old Bill Barnes of Copley Township is getting ready for the 43rd annual Fall Hiking Spree that will run until November 30. Barnes who admitted that he always enjoy hiking is a veteran of all 42 Fall Hiking Sprees. He completed his first spree in 1963 and has a wooden hiking staff with 42 metal shields affixed to it to prove his prowess on the trail. Barnes led weekly hikes at Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 25 AUGUST 2006
	Dead Body Found in a National Forest
	Lincoln, N.H. – A body was discovered at an abandoned campsite in White Mountain National Forest. It was believed to be the man who was reported missing September of last year. The skeletal remains were discovered by a search dog in a remote area off the Cedar Brook Trail. Medical examiners are already working to identify the body and the cause of his death. Authorities believed the rem Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 24 AUGUST 2006
	Woman Fell From Angels Landing
	911 operators received a call from a man who reported about his wife who apparently fell 1,200 feet from Angels Landing. The couple went hiking Tuesday morning when the incident happened. The woman’s body had been recovered around 4pm but her name and age was not released yet until family members will be notified. She is the fifth person to die on the popular hiking trail since 1983. The Read Full Story