05-28-2019, 04:52 AM
I see ... some of you JUST DONT HIKE in HAWAII... clueless on how easy it is to get lost, (and maybe trapped)... on other islands and Waipio north... getting trapped in a gorge or on a ridge, as well as lost... is easy.. ie the crew of that Bolo Bomber that crashed...
Ive been lost many times for a few hours at a time... never injured never stuck between two waterfalls
thats what happened.. she slipped fell 20' hurt her leg, then could only go downhill till she was trapped...
we are lucky on Big Island, we dont fall as often because we are not as cut up of an island...
when we get lost here, its because we dont use a compass... you go hiking deep in a flat high canopy forest, you get spun around then cant figure out NSEW... you cant see the sun unless its directly above you, you cant see the ocean, you can tell up or down on the Mt... cant tell N S E W! so your screwed..... the reason is you go one way on a pig trail, then when you turn around there are many many side branches to that trail that angle back, that look exactly like the trail you took in... if you have no compass, you are screwed...
if lucky again, STOP!!! and listen for a truck on a road to try for get barrings back...
#1 worst places to get spun is Olaa FR in VVillage (Wright Rd east side), and Puu Makaala up Stainback Way...
you can walk in circles for 10 miles w/o seeing man made stuff let alone know which way your car was...
aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
Ive been lost many times for a few hours at a time... never injured never stuck between two waterfalls
thats what happened.. she slipped fell 20' hurt her leg, then could only go downhill till she was trapped...
we are lucky on Big Island, we dont fall as often because we are not as cut up of an island...
when we get lost here, its because we dont use a compass... you go hiking deep in a flat high canopy forest, you get spun around then cant figure out NSEW... you cant see the sun unless its directly above you, you cant see the ocean, you can tell up or down on the Mt... cant tell N S E W! so your screwed..... the reason is you go one way on a pig trail, then when you turn around there are many many side branches to that trail that angle back, that look exactly like the trail you took in... if you have no compass, you are screwed...
if lucky again, STOP!!! and listen for a truck on a road to try for get barrings back...
#1 worst places to get spun is Olaa FR in VVillage (Wright Rd east side), and Puu Makaala up Stainback Way...
you can walk in circles for 10 miles w/o seeing man made stuff let alone know which way your car was...
aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha