maillemaker wrote:There was speculation that this guy was actually trying to kill his family, but died himself.....or committing suicide. What he did was dumb. They also found that 'someone' had opened a Forestry gate........do NOT do that! There's always a reason those roads are closed. As for fire.....it was snowing pretty hard....I don't know what the undergrowth was, but it IS hard for city folks to understand how to do it in snow. He may not have had matches or a lighter. Regardless, it was a dumb move to take that road. Too bad.In 2006, the Kim family followed an online map route through Galice and onto the Bear Camp Road. They soon became lost in a snowstorm after turning onto a side road and going down it for 16 miles. After six days and running low on food and running their vehicle out of fuel, the father struck out on foot alone to get help, leaving his wife and two daughters with the vehicle. He died in a creek after walking 16 miles, the others were rescued. Message? Don't trust the GPS or online maps and stay with your vehicle!
I don't understand this. Definitely stay with the vehicle, and man, if you are in your camper, one thing you should have no problem doing is starting a fire.
I'd be making the biggest smoke pile you ever saw with all my free time. They'd spot me for a hundred miles.
Steve
