Blog followers know of my hiking/snowshoe/kayak group on Tuesdays called the WoWWs (Women of the Woods and Water). There are other groups like that in the Hayward area. One of the groups called the No Woes (the name is an omen) went to a local county park last Tuesday. Three got tired/cold, etc. and went back to the parking lot...or so they thought. The main part of the group arrived back to the lot about 11:15 as planned. The 3 were not there so they called 911. The County Sheriff and deputies came. They brought the dogs...and they put a "bear in the air." This is the Northwoods. However, they were on one of the most hiked, well-marked trails in the area. They weren't dropped by helicopter in Denali. Back to the story...by 1:00 a hiker had found them and drove them to the parking lot. They were glad to be found but quite embarrassed. (Perhaps they would have felt better if the 'copter and the dogs had found their lifeless bodies.)
Our group decided to shore up some of our safety rules. We will not be embarrassed!
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