Taking Jimbo's advise I decided I should read this book.  Actually it has been on my list for a few months just recently did I get it and start reading it, thanks for the nudge Jimbo.

I'm near the midway point and find it very interesting at the ease of how things can go wrong very quickly.  Loosing your map on a hike in late Oct. could be a major set back, it made me refer back to a day when we took a spill and lost all of our maps.  Hence the reason I always carry a couple spare maps buried deep in my pack. Crossing a bog? That guy is one crazy dude, I think I would have found another route or at the very least cut a tree limb to hold onto if I stepped in over my head.

I wonder why the author mixed the stories together throughout the book?  I would prefered reading it as two seperate stories compared to it jumping back and forth. Nonetheless it is a great book and as mentioned above should be read by everyone that ventures into the forest.

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