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13. Aw dang, best wishes to her spirit and her body.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013, 06:20 PM

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Naked woman missing in Washington forest (was on spiritual quest) [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 OP

No GPS? Darwin Award candidate. FarCenter Jun 2013 #1

Her compass would help her out. If she knew how to use it. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #14

naked on a spiritual quest burnodo Jun 2013 #31

I'd think that a DeLorme inReach would fit in a fanny pack? FarCenter Jun 2013 #34

I think you might be missing the point burnodo Jun 2013 #36

OP says "the 19-year-old Vancouver woman was wearing only a fanny pack with a compass and a knife"nt FarCenter Jun 2013 #39

Oh, my bad burnodo Jun 2013 #43

hiked all my young life in wa forests without gps. a lot of people did. darwin award is the idea HiPointDem Jun 2013 #38

Were you naked at night with temps in the low 50s in a rugged canyon? FarCenter Jun 2013 #40

your post was about gps, not nakedness. but in fact, it would be possible to survive naked HiPointDem Jun 2013 #42

^^^^THIS^^^^ cliffordu Jun 2013 #62

FAIL. A map and compass (and the knowledge of how to use them) will suffice. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #58

We did all the trail maintenance in Gifford Pinchot , 1971-1976 what is this GPS you speak of? bahrbearian Jun 2013 #60

GPS + satellite comms is a technology with a potential to offset a modest amount of stupidity. FarCenter Jun 2013 #68

but which way is north? bahrbearian Jun 2013 #71

GPS hiking units show bearing, direction and speed. FarCenter Jun 2013 #74

Lots of sasquatch are in that area Ter Jun 2013 #2

And the ever elusive Pacific Tree Octopus Matariki Jun 2013 #9

Please tell us Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #20

You never know. BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #48

I can only wonder Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #64

Ter believes in all that shit. Codeine Jun 2013 #67

Four hours before sunset, and the crescent moon planning to set as dusk ends, she sets off naked struggle4progress Jun 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author sadbear Jun 2013 #4

... Search and rescue crews suspended their effort at around 8 Monday night and plan on resuming struggle4progress Jun 2013 #5

thanks for the additional info. hope they find her soon. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #7

Magic mushrooms? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #6

Officials: Missing Wash. Woman's 'Survivability Factor' at Risk struggle4progress Jun 2013 #8

Damn! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #11

Aw dang, best wishes to her spirit and her body. uppityperson Jun 2013 #13

Friends don't let friends wander off naked apples and oranges Jun 2013 #10

You would be guessing wrong. See post #8 above. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #12

Mike57 said: FarCenter Jun 2013 #15

"More proof the Washington State is becoming the California of the north." Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #19

But she's from Vancouver... That's pretty much Portland. penultimate Jun 2013 #51

Search Resumes For Missing Vancouver Woman struggle4progress Jun 2013 #16

Sounds sort of like this story: Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #17

I had to check your link, but I remember that story now. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #49

The movie was worth a watch. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #52

I hope it ends well, but I fear the odds are not in her favor. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2013 #18

Agree and agree. gateley Jun 2013 #46

One positive note ... they have a record number of volunteers searching Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #21

Hope she has mosquito repellent. . B Calm Jun 2013 #22

UPDATE: Daylong search finds no trace of missing Vancouver hiker struggle4progress Jun 2013 #23

She has qualified for a Darwin and is in spiritual communion with other evolutionary failures. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #24

She's nineteen. Lots of us look back to that time of life and wonder how we survived. struggle4progress Jun 2013 #26

I did a lot of crazy things but walking into the deep woods naked was not one of them. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #27

You should be glad, then. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #54

No shit. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #53

Really? As goofy as it sounds, it's even goofier to me that her friends Cleita Jun 2013 #25

if she's still missing RedstDem Jun 2013 #28

I did some stupid things back when I was a kid. texanwitch Jun 2013 #29

I was thinking the same thing... penultimate Jun 2013 #41

Was he the guy in desert. texanwitch Jun 2013 #44

I believe the one I'm referring to ultimately ended dying in Alaska. penultimate Jun 2013 #50

She went out with nothing but her skin. texanwitch Jun 2013 #63

Back in my college days, I had some friends who regularly backpacked naked struggle4progress Jun 2013 #55

Did they ever explain the reasoning behind it? penultimate Jun 2013 #56

Guess it's bare season. Orrex Jun 2013 #30

I hope that is the only bare in the woods. texanwitch Jun 2013 #33

she's either courageous, troubled, or both burnodo Jun 2013 #32

I hope so. texanwitch Jun 2013 #35

She has been missing a week. Motown_Johnny Jun 2013 #45

People have to make their own decisions burnodo Jun 2013 #47

Man, I sure hope she's OK, but a week? Whew. I'm sure her family is going crazy with Nay Jun 2013 #65

Best to carry a Spot tracker if you are going into remote areas, especially when you're alone. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #37

I wish they'd had that sort of thing back in my solo backpacking days. Would have kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #59

I know a few people that have them Major Nikon Jun 2013 #72

She's very pretty, she's 19, she's naked, she's on a "spiritual quest"... Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #57

Sadly, that was exactly my reaction, when I learned they could trace her trail struggle4progress Jun 2013 #66

"drunken hikers"? Matariki Jun 2013 #75

I've seen Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #76

She has been missing for a week. chervilant Jun 2013 #61

Sadly, the search has been suspended. pnwmom Jun 2013 #69

Still hope she is alive somehow. texanwitch Jun 2013 #70

It's very possible to die from exposure at such temperatures when one is naked. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #73

Saddest episode of "Portlandia" ever. n/t alp227 Jun 2013 #77

Jesus. I hope she had a can of DEET with her... catbyte Jun 2013 #78