[pct-l] Dead Horses

[Ellen Shopes]

Depends on how close to the trail it is and the environment.  At Grand 
Canyon, sometimes we just roll 'em off a cliff, or douse them with lime to 
minimize the odor.  Stuff desicates so quickly here that it's not an issue 
for very long...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Lee (GAMES)" <elee at microsoft.com>
To: <yosemiteryan at yahoo.com>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "David Craft" 
<chsyhkr at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Dead Horses


> ProDeal wrote:
>>
> As a matter of fact, dead horses- or injured- stock in the wilderness are 
> shot in the head then blown up to a million pieces by detonating 
> explosives that had been nestled within the carcass. The pieces are left 
> to rot in the sun and be eaten by bears.
>>
>
> I read in someone's journal (Tailwinds', maybe?) that someone lost a horse 
> over Hat Creek Rim this year.  No word on whether it was blown up, though.
>
> Eric
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