[at-l] Lightning/Question

[CrzyPlum@aol.com (CrzyPlum@aol.com)]

In a message dated 8/21/01 8:57:59 PM Central Daylight Time, 
bullard@northnet.org writes:


> How many times did you run into heavy electric 
> storms?  

The Storm I mentioned in my Bio had lightening strikes that we could see the 
impact points or whatever you call them. Several times during that 4 or 5 
mile decent from Birch Spring Shelter to The Road at Fontana Dam It was Pack 
Off, Metal Hiking Staff down, move away to a depressed area between big rocks 
and wait to see if it was my day to die or be a survivor of an electrocution 
by mama nature. That smell was in the air.
More times than I care to remember while hiking or on long runs I've been 
caught by storms with lightening strikes way too close. On one run I was 
several miles out and had a tree struck on the other side of a two lane road. 
I probably broke several world records over the next two or three miles But 
I'll never know cause I was so shook that I didn't stop my watch when I got 
back. For a hard-core runner, that does not happen.
So, Yes, the chances of a need to duck & cover are real. I'm sure you'll get 
some sound advice as to how to handle the situations. But true to my trail 
name I generally 'Hike-on.' I don't recommend that as the smartest approach.
Plum'Crazy


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