Two women hikers killed in WA

[Maddy]

Heard this on the news last evening. A warning has been issued to all hikers in the area.
This is my first time posting a URL link. Hope it works.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003123623_hikersslain13m.html
If it doesn't go into the archives of the Seattle Times because I think they might have moved it.

 

[Maddy]

This is another interesting article stating stats of rising crime in the NTL forests. It is emphasized that hiking is still very safe but things are changing.
Practicing URL links today but I wish it was on something different.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003123536_forestcrime13m.html

 

[pudgy_groundhog]

That's really sad for the family (I can't imagine the guy losing both his wife and daughter) and scary. I hope they get to the bottom of it.

 

[Bobby]

It is very sad. Most of us go off into the woods to get away from all that stuff.

 

[mtnpa]

The following is an excerpt from the Seatle Times article which Maddy refers to:

"Steve Costie, executive director of The Mountaineers, said car break-ins at trailheads are common, and he has feared inadvertently encountering a clandestine methamphetamine lab while hiking in the woods."


A neighbor of ours in Bethlehem was telling us about a string of mysterious fires. One of these involved an unoccupied summer cottage. Officials suspect that it was set up as a makeshift meth lab and burned to cover tracks.

 

[amstony]

Wow, really nasty and sad since many of us hike to get away from this type of problem . If you are looking for up to date information you can go to this link:

www.nwhikers.net/forums

As you'd expect it is THE news on that hiking board.

 

[Waumbek]

A neighbor of ours in Bethlehem was telling us about a string of mysterious fires. One of these involved an unoccupied summer cottage. Officials suspect that it was set up as a makeshift meth lab and burned to cover tracks.

Maybe I've missed some local news lately, but I've heard about two fires, not a string. Is there a source for the meth lab suspicion? In any event, I doubt that there will be an impact on people who visit the WMNF to hike.

 

[forestgnome]

Condolences to family and freinds.

 

[AntlerPeak]

Wow, really nasty and sad since many of us hike to get away from this type of problem . If you are looking for up to date information you can go to this link:

www.nwhikers.net/forums

As you'd expect it is THE news on that hiking board.

Thanks for the link Tony. They are up to 18 pages on that thread now. It was difficult not to read the whole thread and the reports in the Seattle times and P.I. It makes you want to scream, cry, rage, and strike out at something, all at the same time. This terror can strike anywhere and is very sobering.