Post by: Western_WA_Kevin on July 30, 2023, 09:49:11 PM
Post by: Gettin Birdie on July 31, 2023, 04:26:40 AM
Post by: Rob on July 31, 2023, 07:00:03 AM
Post by: Fatherof5 on July 31, 2023, 08:12:20 AM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on July 31, 2023, 09:26:27 AM
Hope it’s nothing more than that
Post by: bornhunter on July 31, 2023, 09:39:43 AM
Post by: Rob on July 31, 2023, 10:50:17 AM
Post by: GASoline71 on July 31, 2023, 10:59:56 AM
Looking to find who abandoned their elk camp in the Tatoosh Wilderness last fall.
Last fall? A lot could have happened between last fall and now.
Gary
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 31, 2023, 11:11:36 AM
Post by: Bob33 on July 31, 2023, 11:31:31 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on July 31, 2023, 11:45:32 AM
Post by: Western_WA_Kevin on July 31, 2023, 11:48:19 AM
As for the location- it was about 3 miles and 3,000 feet in elevation gain from the north trailhead, located in a small sheltered clearing next to a drop off. This is IVO of the Tatoosh Lakes if you are familiar with the area.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on July 31, 2023, 11:55:20 AM
Post by: 2MANY on July 31, 2023, 12:44:11 PM
Back when Blakenship ran cows up there and many years afterwards it was incredible.
Sad but over.
Post by: wags on August 31, 2023, 09:41:26 PM
about 6 feet of snow would have flattened it, as well as everything inside.
Post by: LDennis24 on August 31, 2023, 10:09:06 PM
That tent did not spend the winter there at 3000 foot elevation.
about 6 feet of snow would have flattened it, as well as everything inside.
:yeah: something doesn't add up here.
Post by: zwickeyman on September 01, 2023, 04:34:49 AM
Im sending you a PM as I am curious. I have spent many a day up there. In fact my Avatar pic is from up there in 2015
I found something similar in the Mt Adams Wilderness back around 2000. There was some valuables but it was mostly garbage and tarps. I was scouting so was light. I packed out all the garbage and tarps and all the *censored* I could get in my pack. The one in Adams was just left by a bunch POS lazy bastages
Post by: C-Money on September 01, 2023, 04:43:58 AM
Post by: fishngamereaper on September 01, 2023, 05:48:11 AM
It appears they had to exit the area quickly...or meet a worse fate..
I'm kinda surprised the FS didn't send someone up there to look around for a day.
Lots of people don't have family or friends that can "report" them missing...
Something ain't right.
Post by: LDennis24 on September 01, 2023, 07:13:07 AM
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on September 01, 2023, 07:23:37 AM
Considering what was left it doesn't appear as though they overestimated their abilities...
It appears they had to exit the area quickly...or meet a worse fate..
I'm kinda surprised the FS didn't send someone up there to look around for a day.
Lots of people don't have family or friends that can "report" them missing...
Something ain't right.
:yeah: :yeah: Something is off, how could they look at that and not investigate a bit further. Disappointed in them.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on September 01, 2023, 07:59:05 AM
Post by: 2MANY on September 01, 2023, 08:39:51 AM
Considering what was left it doesn't appear as though they overestimated their abilities...
It appears they had to exit the area quickly...or meet a worse fate..
I'm kinda surprised the FS didn't send someone up there to look around for a day.
Lots of people don't have family or friends that can "report" them missing...
Something ain't right.
:yeah: :yeah: Something is off, how could they look at that and not investigate a bit further. Disappointed in them.
Oh you must be kidding.
The national forest clowns don't actually get out in the forest anymore.
They don't cut out trails or bushwhack like they once did when men actually patrolled the woods.
On a hard core day it's college students doing an occasional pass through while staring out rainbow colored sun glasses.
OR
You might see the "Law Enforcement" truck sitting at a trailhead writing tickets for no parking pass.
They will no more hike up there then Joe Biden himself.
Oh and by the way........................Stck a fork in Tatoosh.
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on September 01, 2023, 09:05:27 AM
It’s apparently quite common throughout the west, and they don’t have any reports of missing people or evidence of a crime.
Hard to turn up any sort of evidence if you don’t check it out.
Post by: fishngamereaper on September 01, 2023, 09:26:42 AM
It’s apparently quite common throughout the west, and they don’t have any reports of missing people or evidence of a crime.
I would venture to say your typical abandoned camp is a crap tent, tarp and a couple non essentials...
All to often the pic provided is related to a medical emergency or more common suicide..no criminal activity.
And often missing person reports don't reach the areas where someone is missing..
I just think the situation warrants further investigation... :twocents:
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 01, 2023, 09:37:14 AM
It’s apparently quite common throughout the west, and they don’t have any reports of missing people or evidence of a crime.
I would venture to say your typical abandoned camp is a crap tent, tarp and a couple non essentials...
All to often the pic provided is related to a medical emergency or more common suicide..no criminal activity.
And often missing person reports don't reach the areas where someone is missing..
I just think the situation warrants further investigation... :twocents:
Agreed. Whoever it was left behind a lot of valuable equipment. If the picture is how the stuff was found, it looks like they were in a hurry to get out of there. :dunno:
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on September 01, 2023, 10:06:03 AM
Post by: boneaddict on September 01, 2023, 10:25:43 AM
Very odd. Maybe hiked away from camp, couldn't find his way back, and hiked out.
Best case scenerio here. You mentioned drop off, did you take a peek?
Post by: boneaddict on September 01, 2023, 10:28:15 AM
Post by: 2MANY on September 01, 2023, 10:41:31 AM
People don't care about the impact on others.
It's all about their immediate needs.
Last time I was on Tatoosh during bear season there was a large group having a wedding at the lookout complete with music and all.
Won't be long and our Wilderness areas will need roundabouts on the trails.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on September 01, 2023, 11:28:18 AM
Post by: 2MANY on September 01, 2023, 11:57:41 AM
It's all unusual and sad.
I was taught to leave no trace.
Times have changed.
Post by: LDennis24 on September 01, 2023, 12:43:59 PM
I'm also thinking alien abduction :tinfoil:
Post by: boneaddict on September 01, 2023, 12:46:34 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on September 01, 2023, 12:58:01 PM
Post by: 2MANY on September 02, 2023, 09:34:10 AM
Regardless of the excuse, including suicide, it's BS unless he or she had an accident.
If that's the case the spirit soared and the creatures ate well.
Post by: Western_WA_Kevin on September 02, 2023, 11:44:36 AM
Really strange; lots of gear left behind. OP, does the pic show how everything was positioned as you found it? Just curious.
The stuff was all inside the semi-collapsed tent. After I checked to see there weren't bodies in the sleep bags I took it out to try to find any form of indentification. I figured it was an elk camp because there were a couple calls and muzzleloader rounds and caps.
Post by: TeacherMan on September 02, 2023, 01:15:24 PM
Post by: BD1 on September 02, 2023, 05:58:33 PM