Bryce Canyon National Park (UT) Rangers Locate Missing Maryland Woman
A 48-year-old Maryland woman was rescued from the Under the Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon on the evening of Wednesday, November 7th. The woman had become disoriented while attempting to solo hike the Peek-a-Boo Loop day hike the previous day. When she descended the trail from Bryce Point, she inadvertently turned onto the Under the Rim trail – a trail stretching approximately 23 miles southward from Bryce Point into designated wilderness. The woman hiked a little over 10 miles over two days, clad only in a T-shirt and shorts and with minimal water and food. Temperatures dropped into the 30’s that night. Staff at the hotel where she was staying in Kanab, Utah, reported her as missing around 10 a.m. on the 7th. Rangers located her rental car parked at Bryce Point and began recruiting staff and visitors to watch for the missing solo hiker on frontcountry trails. Park search teams hiked approximately 19 miles of both frontcountry and backcountry trails and found five “S.O.S.” notes left by the hiker in her 29 hour journey. Ranger Eric Vasquez located the missing woman at approximately 4:30 p.m. near the Sheep Creek junction of the Under the Rim trail. She was in good condition, partially due to unseasonably warm weather. The woman said that she had been awake all night doing calisthenics to stay warm and had built a shelter out of tree branches in preparedness for another night in the backcountry. Ranger Tyla Guss was the IC for this incident. [Submitted by Tyla F. Guss, Park Ranger]
Robert Hamre
It's the earth farts that are going to get us
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/vast-methane-plumes-seen-in-arctic-ocean-as-sea-ice-retreats-6276278.html
bsilliman2001
The actions of the world’s leading polluters are obviously too late to do any good for the ice cap melting, the loss of hundreds if not thousands of glaciers and possibly the resultant severe weather that MAY be atrituable to the global warming that many believe has occurred.
Now that the NPS is deciding on a new course of action a new report indicates that we have in fact been in a 30 year cooling period which began in 2003 with temperatures lowering since that date. For those of you interested in seeing the data here is a recent article:
http://alfin2100.blogspot.com/2012/11/data-suggests-climate-entering-30-year.html
bruce from bryce
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Can they do this with so many naysayers? 😉
Climate Change Response Program > Climate Change Action Plan Released
Director Jarvis this week released the National Park Service Climate Change Action Plan. A companion document to the bureau’s Climate Change Response Strategy, the plan will guide park managers as they plan for and respond to climate change today and in the future. > “Our goal with this plan is to a build flexible, coordinated capacity as we deal with climate change,” Jarvis said. “The plan lays out `no-regrets’ actions that parks can take now and in preparation for future conditions.” > Some plan specifics have been in effect for several years. Other actions came on line in April with the National Park Service Green Parks Plan and more will be adopted in the coming months. > “While the plan lays out specific actions, flexibility is a key component,” Jarvis said. “These are not the only actions we should take, but they provide examples that may be emulated or built upon. Even as we embrace the uncertainties and dynamic nature of climate change, we know that new information, technologies and ideas will emerge over the coming years to help us respond.” > Research in national parks has shown that climate change is melting glaciers, reducing snowfall, raising sea level, shifting vegetation and animal species upslope and northward towards cooler areas, and causing forest dieback. > “The National Park Service is making changes in its operations because of what we’ve learned about climate change,” Jarvis said. > Assateague Island National Seashore and Everglades National Park, for example, are proactively adapting their management approaches to improve the resilience of ecosystems to climate change and avoid costly and unnatural engineering structures. Although the recent super storm that evolved from Hurricane Sandy may not directly be attributable to climate change, damage from the storm accentuates the need to reexamine how we manage lands and resources under changing conditions and foreshadows potential future impacts of harsher storms and rising seas if we do not reduce greenhouse gas emissions. > All national parks are called upon to consider climate change in their planning and management in the action plan, which is organized into three sections:
Context for Action identifies federal and National Park Service specific guidelines that direct and support the implementation of climate change science, adaptation, mitigation, and communications actions. > Identifying Near-Term Priorities outlines criteria and a set of immediate high-priority actions to begin incorporating climate change considerations into all aspects of National Park Service operations. > Preparing for New Challenges and Opportunities describes how park and program managers might prepare now in anticipation of future conditions.
The action plan will be reviewed regularly, with a substantive revision scheduled in 2014. > “Climate change is an issue parks will be dealing with for decades to come. We must begin now to think about new approaches for maintaining resilient landscapes that support natural and cultural resources for people to enjoy today and in generations to come,” Jarvis said. > Read the National Park Service Climate Change Action Plan at www1.nrintra.nps.gov/climatechange >
RAM
Can they do this with so many naysayers? 😉
Climate Change Response Program Climate Change Action Plan Released
Director Jarvis this week released the National Park Service Climate Change Action Plan. A companion document to the bureau’s Climate Change Response Strategy, the plan will guide park managers as they plan for and respond to climate change today and in the future. “Our goal with this plan is to a build flexible, coordinated capacity as we deal with climate change,” Jarvis said. “The plan lays out `no-regrets’ actions that parks can take now and in preparation for future conditions.” Some plan specifics have been in effect for several years. Other actions came on line in April with the National Park Service Green Parks Plan and more will be adopted in the coming months. “While the plan lays out specific actions, flexibility is a key component,” Jarvis said. “These are not the only actions we should take, but they provide examples that may be emulated or built upon. Even as we embrace the uncertainties and dynamic nature of climate change, we know that new information, technologies and ideas will emerge over the coming years to help us respond.” Research in national parks has shown that climate change is melting glaciers, reducing snowfall, raising sea level, shifting vegetation and animal species upslope and northward towards cooler areas, and causing forest dieback. “The National Park Service is making changes in its operations because of what we’ve learned about climate change,” Jarvis said. Assateague Island National Seashore and Everglades National Park, for example, are proactively adapting their management approaches to improve the resilience of ecosystems to climate change and avoid costly and unnatural engineering structures. Although the recent super storm that evolved from Hurricane Sandy may not directly be attributable to climate change, damage from the storm accentuates the need to reexamine how we manage lands and resources under changing conditions and foreshadows potential future impacts of harsher storms and rising seas if we do not reduce greenhouse gas emissions. All national parks are called upon to consider climate change in their planning and management in the action plan, which is organized into three sections:
Context for Action identifies federal and National Park Service specific guidelines that direct and support the implementation of climate change science, adaptation, mitigation, and communications actions. Identifying Near-Term Priorities outlines criteria and a set of immediate high-priority actions to begin incorporating climate change considerations into all aspects of National Park Service operations. Preparing for New Challenges and Opportunities describes how park and program managers might prepare now in anticipation of future conditions.
The action plan will be reviewed regularly, with a substantive revision scheduled in 2014. “Climate change is an issue parks will be dealing with for decades to come. We must begin now to think about new approaches for maintaining resilient landscapes that support natural and cultural resources for people to enjoy today and in generations to come,” Jarvis said. Read the National Park Service Climate Change Action Plan at www1.nrintra.nps.gov/climatechange
George Zelenz
Scott.
Pointing out the obvious and being serious with the facts is always a critical endeavor. No need to “hate” any part of your comment or it’s volition.
People are delusional. These days in epidemic proportions. I can climb Everest, I can run a business/ Country, I can do Heaps in a day on my third trip canyoneering.
Hike, rappel, hike, rappel. What could go wrong?
Having yet done any REAL Canyoneering, I cannot say. But as an ex Fire Fighter and SAR volunteer ( no stickers or custom license plates proclaiming such ), I’ve lost most of my empathy for folks who rush into situations they have no business engaging in.
A woman most likely suffering from something most of us can’t imagine; a death, cancer, or some other serious psychological issue, is unable to follow basic trail signs and finds herself lost, deep in the backcountry.
I hate to be critical*, but this shit happens EVERY DAY**.
GZ
*not really
**totally
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 10:01 AM, scott patterson kesscokim@yahoo.com>wrote:
> **
> I hate to sound critical, but how do you get lost on the Peekaboo Loop? > You almost reach the highway before turning onto the Under the Rim Trail. > Even if you do accidentally turn onto the Under the Rim Trail, there are > connecting trails to the park highway every few miles (all of which are > signed) along that trail. Since the road is on the rim, even if they > weren’t signed at all and even if you didn’t have the map, you can see the > trails zig-zagging up to the rim.
> “A 48-year-old Maryland woman was rescued from the Under the Rim Trail in > Bryce Canyon on the evening of Wednesday, November 7th. The woman had > become disoriented while attempting to solo hike the Peek-a-Boo Loop day > hike the previous day. When she descended the trail from Bryce Point, she > inadvertently turned onto the Under the Rim trail – a trail stretching > approximately 23 miles southward from Bryce Point into designated > wilderness. The woman hiked a little over 10 miles over two days, clad only > in a T-shirt and shorts and with minimal water and food. Temperatures > dropped into the 30’s that night. Staff at the hotel where she was staying > in Kanab, Utah, reported her as missing around 10 a.m. on the 7th. Rangers > located her rental car parked at Bryce Point and began recruiting staff and > visitors to watch for the missing solo hiker on frontcountry trails. Park > search teams hiked approximately 19 miles of both frontcountry and > backcountry trails and > found five “S.O.S.” notes left by the hiker in her 29 hour journey. Ranger > Eric Vasquez located the missing woman at approximately 4:30 p.m. near the > Sheep Creek junction of the Under the Rim trail. She was in good condition, > partially due to unseasonably warm weather. The woman said that she had > been awake all night doing calisthenics to stay warm and had built a > shelter out of tree branches in preparedness for another night in the > backcountry. Ranger Tyla Guss was the IC for this incident.”
>
tanya
I bet that was a cold night in Bryce!
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Bryce Canyon National Park (UT) > Rangers Locate Missing Maryland Woman
A 48-year-old Maryland woman was rescued from the Under the Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon on the evening of Wednesday, November 7th. The woman had become disoriented while attempting to solo hike the Peek-a-Boo Loop day hike the previous day. When she descended the trail from Bryce Point, she inadvertently turned onto the Under the Rim trail � a trail stretching approximately 23 miles southward from Bryce Point into designated wilderness. The woman hiked a little over 10 miles over two days, clad only in a T-shirt and shorts and with minimal water and food. Temperatures dropped into the 30’s that night. Staff at the hotel where she was staying in Kanab, Utah, reported her as missing around 10 a.m. on the 7th. Rangers located her rental car parked at Bryce Point and began recruiting staff and visitors to watch for the missing solo hiker on frontcountry trails. Park search teams hiked approximately 19 miles of both frontcountry and backcountry trails and found five “S.O.S.” notes left by the hiker in her 29 hour journey. Ranger Eric Vasquez located the missing woman at approximately 4:30 p.m. near the Sheep Creek junction of the Under the Rim trail. She was in good condition, partially due to unseasonably warm weather. The woman said that she had been awake all night doing calisthenics to stay warm and had built a shelter out of tree branches in preparedness for another night in the backcountry. Ranger Tyla Guss was the IC for this incident. > [Submitted by Tyla F. Guss, Park Ranger] >
scott patterson
I hate to sound critical, but how do you get lost on the Peekaboo Loop?   You almost reach the highway before turning onto the Under the Rim Trail.  Even if you do accidentally turn onto the Under the Rim Trail, there are connecting trails to the park highway every few miles (all of which are signed) along that trail.   Since the road is on the rim, even if they weren’t signed at all and even if you didn’t have the map, you can see the trails zig-zagging up to the rim.
“A 48-year-old Maryland woman was rescued from the Under the Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon on the evening of Wednesday, November 7th. The woman had become disoriented while attempting to solo hike the Peek-a-Boo Loop day hike the previous day. When she descended the trail from Bryce Point, she inadvertently turned onto the Under the Rim trail – a trail stretching approximately 23 miles southward from Bryce Point into designated wilderness. The woman hiked a little over 10 miles over two days, clad only in a T-shirt and shorts and with minimal water and food. Temperatures dropped into the 30’s that night. Staff at the hotel where she was staying in Kanab, Utah, reported her as missing around 10 a.m. on the 7th. Rangers located her rental car parked at Bryce Point and began recruiting staff and visitors to watch for the missing solo hiker on frontcountry trails. Park search teams hiked approximately 19 miles of both frontcountry and backcountry trails and found five “S.O.S.” notes left by the hiker in her 29 hour journey. Ranger Eric Vasquez located the missing woman at approximately 4:30 p.m. near the Sheep Creek junction of the Under the Rim trail. She was in good condition, partially due to unseasonably warm weather. The woman said that she had been awake all night doing calisthenics to stay warm and had built a shelter out of tree branches in preparedness for another night in the backcountry. Ranger Tyla Guss was the IC for this incident.”