My size 12 Asolo boots would require another backpack just to carry them. How many people carry THREE sets of footwear when hiking? None that I know.
Posted on 06/10/2023 1:39:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A California professor, who was recently charged with felony domestic violence, was reported missing after he went hiking in Washington and never returned.
Hunter Fraser, a Professor of Biology at Stanford University, was scheduled to appear in a California court on June 9 for a preliminary hearing in a criminal case where he is facing a felony domestic violence charge, KRON4 reported.
On July 4, 2022, Fraser allegedly threw his girlfriend to the floor and slammed a door on her chest while he played with their daughter, the outlet reported. An officer observed a “large swath of redness with the imprint of a door handle on [the woman’s] skin,” according to a police report according to the Stanford Daily. The woman allegedly suffered two fractured ribs.
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He went on a 2-day, 40-mile hiking trip in Washington’s Olympic National Park on June 5 and was reported missing when park rangers notified the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office of an overdue hiker on June 7. Police described Fraser as an “extremely skilled solo hiker” and started a search where he parked his car at the Deer Ridge Trailhead, which is considered a difficult hike, the Washington Trails Association said.
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“ Looks like he’s really at home in the outdoors and able to live and stay there for quite a while. His gear has a sturdy, heavily used look that indicates he knows what he does in the outdoors. Maybe quite a while until he gets caught.”
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“…caught.” …or FOUND. The pending charge doesn’t seem like it would be nearly serious enough to go on the lam. More likely something has happened to him delaying/preventing his return. IMHO, of course.
And those muck boots he’s wearing are likely meant for temporary use on only a portion of the trail that may be particularly waterlogged. I notice he has other foot ware in his kit,
Off looking for D.B. to hang with for a while till the heat is off? LOL.
Huh?
If it is true.
From the looks of that hat, maybe he joined the French Foreign Legion!
They were reintroducing grizzly bears to that part of Washington a few years ago. Not sure what became of that but if they did he might have been eaten. Plus mama bears are out with their cubs this time of year which is perilous. It is entirely possible he wanted to get a nice hike in before they toss him in the slammer to be his own victim of “domestic” violence. A bear encounter would be a definite end to that plan.
The boot get me. I wear those in the yard so I don’t spray lawn chemicals on my feet.
Julian Sands still missing.
“Other footwear” — those SANDALS? They don’t count.
Good old DB! Haven’t heard about him in a while.
We don't know that this is the gear he's wearing on his current excursion. Could be he planned much differently if he made arrangements to disappear into the abyss.
“ Other footwear” — those SANDALS? They don’t count.
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It’s a good thing you have X-ray vision so you can see inside and to the other side of his backpack. 👏👏
Fraser allegedly threw his girlfriend to the floor and slammed a door on her chest while he played with their daughter,
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It was obviously one of those doors hinged at the bottom. /S
Perhaps the writer should have written with clarity. But few current journalists have the ability to write clearly.
“Experienced or not a lone person is easy prey for a mountain lion. We can hope for cosmic justice”
See David Paulides books about people disappearing in National Parks. Creepy stuff happens.
Why do you assume he is guilty?
My size 12 Asolo boots would require another backpack just to carry them. How many people carry THREE sets of footwear when hiking? None that I know.
Yes he looks like a sloppy idiot in that gear.
Muck boots for backpacking?
If the guy is using ski poles to hike, then he’s got some screws loose.
Everybody hates him.
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