Posted on 07/20/2011 12:40:29 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Edited on 07/20/2011 12:53:31 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Several people in a hiking group at Yosemite that included three who were swept away and presumed dead had climbed over a barricade and were in the water about 25 feet from the edge of a waterfall, standing, playing and taking photographs, witnesses told Yosemite rangers.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
I’ve climbed those rocks at the base, no problem if you’re careful.
Vernal, on the other hand, scared the crap out of me, I would never go over that guardrail!
Ed
Just a few miles north of me. Very rugged country around the Minarets. I once crossed a gully in my truck during a flash flood in a very remote part of Death Valley when I was young and dumb.
Sent you an FR message. Forgot about this one from just the other day:
Oregon rangers rescue man from fall at Crater Lake http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2747492/posts
Once again someone going beyond the barrier and he could have ended up dead just like the guys from Yosemite.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.