Episode 105 - Entering the Great Gulf Wilderness, Missing Hiker and Search & Rescue News

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Welcome to the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast! Also known as SLASR. Join an experienced search and rescue volunteer and his friend as they discuss all things related to hiking and search and rescue in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

 This week we enter the Great Gulf with a breakdown of all the trails and sights to see within the Great Gulf Wilderness. We will bring you through the various approaches you can use for day hiking and backpacking within this remote section of the White Mountains. Additionally we will cover a refresher on the strange disappearance of a lost hiker named Stephon Porith Sou from 2019. We have some updates on road openings, river crossings and the mount washington auto road. We will also update the latest drama in Conway over the Leavitt Country Bakery sign controversy. Stomp has some recent hiking updates, I’ll have a couple of history facts and we have recent search and rescue news including a missing hiker on the AT. 

Topics

• Mount Washington Observatory - Higher Summits Forecast

• Stomp’s new EDM Mix

• Squam Trails are open, river crossings are getting safer

• Drama in Conway - Leavitt’s Country Bakery Sign Controversy 

• Forest Roads - Status Updates

• Wildfires in Canada, 

• Autoroad is repaired! 

• ADK Visitor Use Monitoring 

• Leave wildlife alone

• Anish - FKT in PA

• Stephon Porith Sou Updates

• The Stomps getting a new Kitten

• Pop Culture Talk

• Recent Hikes and Notable Hikers

• Topic of the Week - Great Gulf - History and Hikes

• Recent Search and Rescue news

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• River Crossing Data

• Leavitt's Country Bakery is still getting a hard time from the town of Conway 

• Donate to the Institute for Justice

• Road Updates

• Alberta wildfires are making for beautiful sunsets here in the region.

• Autoroad update

• ADK High Peaks Visitor Use Monitoring Project

• High Peaks VUM Website

• Reminder to leave wildlife alone this time of the year

• Heather Anderson, Anish - PA AT FKT (Unsupported) 

• Lowell Sun Article - Father interviewed

• CBS Article - Search Suspended 

• James Watson Robbins 

• First trail was blazed in 1881

• True trails were built in the early 1900s

• Great Article about the history of the Great Gulf in Appalachia from 2015

• Additional regulations for the Great Gulf Wilderness:

• Missing Montana Hiker

• AT Thru Hiker lost and then found in Connecticut

• Missing Hiker in Joshua Tree

• Awful story out of AZ.

• Great Gulf Gulf GPS Tracks

• https://www.strava.com/activities/3816933366

• https://www.strava.com/activities/2869900408 

• https://www.strava.com/activities/2668812251 

10 Essentials Links

• https://www.nps.gov/articles/10essentials.htm 

• https://americanhiking.org/resources/10essentials/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Essentials 

• https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ten-essentials.html 

• https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/outdoor-resources/the-10-essentials-what-to-pack-for-a-backcountry-hike/ 

• https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/what-are-the-ten-essentials 

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