Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
As far as "into the wild"...have you read the book also Bart. It goes into a bit more detail about his preparing by going to the library and doing some pretty extensive studying of what was eatible and not in the area. He did not go in "blind". He was actually heading back out of the wild except for a little problem with the river flooding. I guess to me the depressing part is that is just a hell of a painful way to die. I'd rather die a little quicker! And then to be found just a few days too late...kinda sucks.
Yeah, I mean, I sorta get all that. But, its just wheeling in Moab. If you put yourself into a dangerous situation and something bad happens to you or your vehicle, I'm sorry, but I just can't feel bad for you. I'm not a humanitarian though either. Bad things happen to good people every day. The people who died on this day in 2001, now that's depressing. Someone who went camping and ate the wrong kinda berries and died because of it, well, its a sad accident, but I hardly feel sympathy. That's all I am saying. If you mess with Grizzly bears and one day get eaten, yeah, that sucks, but you asked for it.

And no, I haven't read the book. I bet it is better. Personally, I COMPLETELY identify with what he was doing/trying to get away from. I sometimes feel like doing the exact same thing. And if there is anything depressing about that story, it is the fact that our modern society could drive a person to that outcome. If I could find a way to go camping for 50% of the year, I would do it in a hot minute. This mundane day-to-day life most of us are a part of is not the way mankind should be living. It sucks, plainly.

Bart