The most Dangerous Parks

balzaccom

Jan 7, 2022

1 min read

We liked this story about where the National Park Service most often has to call on a Search and Rescue (SAR) to help out visitors. We guessed that the Grand Canyon would be on the list, and Yosemite. But some of the others were a bit surprising...

The USA’s Search and Rescue Hotspots - Outforia

Here's a chart from that story:

Of course, once we realized that Mt. Whitney is in SEKI, we also realized that lots of crazy people would be trying to climb it without appropriate gear or experience...

Recent Posts

See All

Cleaning Up!

I've written about the colunteer work I and others do along the trails and in the backcountry of the High Sierra. It's work that needs doing, and it makes a difference, Here's a nice story about anot

Sierra in Autumn

WE love the Sierra in late summer and early autumn--the color change from the vibrant green of spring and summer to the gentle golds, reds and browns of later in the season. The days are shorter, of c

Marmot on Mt. Rainier

Im not going to jump on the influencer who got fined for petting a marmot on Mt. Rainier. Yes, he was wrong, but he admits he was wrong, apologized, and moves on with paying his fine. And hopefully se

Comments