[at-l] If a tree falls in the forest...

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

You know, that's one of my greatest fears, if not the greatest, when I'm
hiking.  In Mississippi, we lived in the woods.  I had some very near misses
with limbs falling right next to me there, but they always missed.  I'm
always looking at snags and hanging limbs and such and wondering........
Leslie (anklebear)

-----Original Message-----
From: Hal Wright <knowhal@netreach.net>
To: AT-L list <AT-L@mailman.backcountry.net>
Date: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: [at-l] If a tree falls in the forest...


>A recent thread focused on fears, founded and unfounded, so herešs one of
>mine...
>
>Look around pretty much any campsite along the AT and youšll see lots of
>dead but standing trees. Often, they are used to tie lines for tarps and
>such. Which sometimes gets me ta thinkinš: Does anyone ever get creamed by
a
>falling tree while they innocently and peacefully sleep at night? Now I
>imagine such a thing would make the papers, and Išve never heard of it
>happening, though Išve heard of hikers being struck by lightning.
>
>Is this a stupid question? Go ahead, tell the truth, I can take it...  :)
>
>Signed,
>
>Sleepless In The Wilderness
>
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