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Maui Hikers in Flash Flood - Filmed by a Drone
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09-03-2015, 06:41 AM
On the road to Hana. Beautiful day, chillin' in a waterfall, when a flash flood roars down the mountainside. All caught on film by a drone:
http://indefinitelywild.gizmodo.com/dron...1728547250
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
09-03-2015, 07:12 AM
Weather, typography, and ignorance.
Maybe beautiful day low altitude, up the mountain, heavy rain, come down, wash you away. That's what flash flood warnings can mean. Live and learn (I hope).
09-03-2015, 07:23 AM
Morons. Nothing like a couple of Darwin Award Nominees to liven up the morning. I love people, they supply a seemingly endless stream of entertainment! They are lucky SAR didn't see the drone and bug out back to base until the conditions were safer...
09-03-2015, 07:40 AM
Many people who come to Hawaii do not come from places where there is still wild nature, or where there are mountains that create flash floods. If someone knows the risks and goes anyway, they are a indeed candidates for the Darwin Awards. But a lot of people live in tamed cities and suburbs and have no idea about flash floods and how they happen, so calling them morons is a bit harsh. People develop survival skills based on their environment, country kids who hunt in the mountains growing up know about flash floods, but might not be able to safely navigate the New York subway system or freeways of LA without getting mugged. An added problem is that Hawaii is sold as a giant tropical Disneyland when it is nothing of the sort.
09-03-2015, 07:48 AM
Hey, whatever floats your boat. I just think that assuming the rivers on vacation act like the rivers at home and failing to do some rudimentary research on the wilderness area that you are recreating in are some pretty moronic moves, but maybe that's just me! You are correct in that many people, and not just those who come to HawaiiLand, when they go on vacation they leave their brains at home!
09-03-2015, 07:50 AM
Lucky they weren't killed. J.A.T. (Just Another Tourist) story. There have been flash flood warnings for over 3 weeks now. Of course, everybody these days are proud they don't pay attention to the news.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
09-03-2015, 07:56 AM
failing to do some rudimentary research on the wilderness area that you are... in... they leave their brains at home!
There are some great documentaries about the travelers who took the Oregon Trail out West. Or the journey of the California 49er gold miners, later those who went to the Klondike in Alaska. When you see the preparations and research some of those people made before their thousand mile plus journeys, it makes these Maui dudes look like geniuses. Ignorance of the trail, it's an age old American tradition. Now, please pass the gorp. What do you mean? I was sure you said YOU would bring the gorp dude...
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
09-03-2015, 08:22 AM
quote: I grew up in an area with plenty of rivers, and no history of flash floods, so in my case expecting rivers to act like the rivers at home would have been dangerous. The big problem is people are not thinking of Hawaii as a "wilderness" area, to them it is one big resort! |
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