Missing Hiker Found Alive on Mount Hood

01 Monday Apr 2013

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camping, hike, hiker, hiking, Mary Owen, Mount Hood, nature, news, Oregon, outdoors, Pacfic Crest Trail, survival, survive

Girl survives 6 days on Oregon mountain

Mary Owen, 23, thought she would enjoy a nice hike by herself on March 24, 2013. With whiteout conditions, she soon found herself lost on Mount Hood in Oregon. Owen slipped and fell about 40 feet, fracturing her ankle. She then built a snow cave and lived off of nutri-grain bars, even using the wrappers to start a fire. Owen said it was her faith in God that got her through it. She is an experienced hiker who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. Owen Continue reading →

The Night Hiker…

06 Monday Aug 2012

Posted by girlycamping in Camping Trips

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Angeles National Forrest, backpack, backpacking, barrel, barreling, camp, campground, camping, camping trips, campsite, girlie, girly, girly camping, hike, hiker, hiking, night, night hiker, river, rivers, rock, rocks, spiders

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I decided to be very adventurous and hike at night! We were very skeptical and the idea of it was a little crazy but we frequented this area many times and thought to live a little! We arrived in the Angeles National Forrest (we LOVE camping here) at 8:30 PM- just when the sun was setting. After piling on our 40 pound packs, we stated walking along the trail we walked down many times. We passed our usual spot about half a mile down and everything after that was new to us! Continue reading →