Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Against All Odds: Rangers Find Injured Man Crawling Across the Desert at Canyonlands National Park - National Parks Traveler

Submitted by Jim Burnett on September 16, 2011 - 12:39am
The area known as the Maze is not a place you'd want to be stranded. NPS photo.





















A 64-year-old man from North Carolina was injured in a fall during a solo hike in a remote section of Canyonlands National Park last week. Unable to walk, he faced long odds, since no one was aware of his plans or location. What followed was a tale combining grim determination and alert work by rangers...

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