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Title: Hiking rescues increase in Southern California; could social media be to blame?
Post by: Wrightwood on Apr 20, 18, 04:40:38 PM

Title: Re: Hiking rescues increase in Southern California; could social media be to blame?
Post by: Wrightwood on Apr 20, 18, 04:43:19 PM

Unless I missed it I don't see any mention of navigation systems taking unprepared people to these areas.

Title: Re: Hiking rescues increase in Southern California; could social media be to blame?
Post by: Joe Schmoe on Apr 21, 18, 05:45:19 AM

I'd bet that on a per capita basis interest in the wilderness is probably at or near an all-time low.  There are a multitude of recreation areas in our nearby forests that are abandoned or only barely used.  I think people are just getting dumber.

Title: Re: Hiking rescues increase in Southern California; could social media be to blame?
Post by: AvocadoFlyer on Apr 21, 18, 12:56:10 PM

I agree Joe.  Also, I think they feel that because they have their phones, they are invincible...and rescuable thus they press on when they shouldn't.