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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
Sponsors
Mount Washington Higher Summits Forecast
Bay Slate Coasters
Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear
Alzheimer's Association - 48 Peaks