Its amazing that as I read more about this, the story gets weirder and yet somehow I never actually get more information. I read his facebook post the first time around and now the WW story. Reading those two accounts gives me a Chris McCandless Into the Wild sort of vibe.Don Nelsen wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 6:18 pmThat much water and etc. would have lasted me at least 3 or 4 days in temperatures like that, even a week since he wasn't moving much. This story get weirder with every telling.
Like Bosterson, I don't know of any user trails in the area. Game trails, yes, and some could look much like man-made at times.
I borrowed a friend's Facebook account to take a look at Bailey's page to see what kinds of comments he's getting. I read most and virtually all of those, nearly 200, say what a brave guy, or lucky guy, etc. he is. Nothing critical and only a few even mention learning some map reading skills or taking a few more things into the woods, and then only in gentle tones. Many posts mention making a movie or writing a book about this. Looks suspiciously like a ploy for attention or sympathy if it weren't for the broken bones and dehydration. Of course, people have done even weirder things looking for attention.
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At this point I chalk it up to this guy having a thought process so different from mine that I'll never understand it. I can't imagine not even knowing what trailhead I'm leaving from, for starters.