[pct-l] Thunder Storms

[Moose]

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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