[pct-l] Thunder Storms

[Kevin Cook]

I thought this was a pretty good online article about lightning and the
backcountry.
http://www.wildernessutah.com/learn/lightning.html

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well, going under a lone tree is bad, but if you're in a large clump of
> trees it's not so bad. Just stay near the smaller ones. If you stay out in
> the open, YOU are the highest thing in the landscape, and that's even more
> dangerous.
>
> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Moose <moosehammer54 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think man vs wild addressed this pretty well (surprising I know).
>  NEVER
> > go under trees.  Lightning finds the "path of least resistance" which
> means
> > it strikes things that are higher than the surrounding area.  Get into an
> > open area, or at least as open as you can manage, and crouch down.  I
> don’t
> > know much about lightning on the PCT but I can concede many close calls
> > living most of my life in Florida and also feeling a bit invincible (21
> and
> > still a pup!).
> > Hope to see you on the trail,
> > Moose
> > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Mike Chapman <altathunder76 at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Well last night I was finishing an all day trek(around 9pm),about 3
> > > miles from home. The night sky lit up like crazy and a bolt with about
> > > 5-10 strikes slammed the ground,the sound was the loudest ive ever
> > > heard,one after another. It looked and sounded like huge bombs going
> > > off! This was something I have not planned for,and was easy to forget
> > > till last night. It scared the %$#@ out of me and got me nervous about
> > > strikes in the high country or desert. Whats the best thing to do if
> > > this was to happen on the trail? Do I stay under trees? Do I run from
> > > the trees? Any close call storys?
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