camping1234

Oh no! Glad you made it out safely. One of the first (pre-logging) caches I found was in a state forest and I did the same thing, but fortunately it wasn't hot out and I wasn't out as long. I didnt take a gps or a flashlight. I did have a cell phone but it wouldnt work there. It started to get dark so I had to go off trail (another mistake) to hike some steeper hills to get back to my car. Luckily my (adult) daughter had a headache and stayed in the car. Finally my cell phone worked and I called her to have her honk the horn so I could find my way back,, in the dark with no flashlight. I also am a (now former) emt/firefighter and REFUSED to call for help out of embarrassment too. I'm like you, I just couldnt do it. lol

Guilty! Yesterday while looking for a cache (our first, haha), we were near a rock cliff and found a dead dog, walked away from it and within minutes there was a 'rock slide' right where we had been standing. Not just rocks, boulders! If I hadn't been grossed out by the dead animal I'm sure we would have stayed there and been hit by the rocks! Lesson learned,, do NOT hike during freeze/thaw weather around rock cliffs. P.S. We did find the cache and the area was beautiful!