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Spokane family escapes Eagle Creek fire, 'will never again be unprepared for a hike'
"I'll never again set out on a trail without a few essential things in a pack," Midtlyng digressed during the interview. "I'm heading out to the store to buy a few supplies today. I learned my lesson."
The hard way.
Without headlamps, many of the hikers used cell phones to help illuminate the trail as they crossed creeks and bridges and traversed precipitous slopes.
The only hiker near the Midtlyng group who was equipped for being on the trail overnight was a young woman from Washington, D.C., who'd trekked the short trail to the falls with day pack loaded with essentials.
"She was an Asian gal named Emily, just six years in the country, and she'd read the book 'Wild' and knew all the things to bring on a hike," Midtlyng said. "She had a headlamp, food, shelter and water purifier and was so helpful to a lot of people, helping them get safe water to drink."
"I'll never again set out on a trail without a few essential things in a pack," Midtlyng digressed during the interview. "I'm heading out to the store to buy a few supplies today. I learned my lesson."
The hard way.
Without headlamps, many of the hikers used cell phones to help illuminate the trail as they crossed creeks and bridges and traversed precipitous slopes.
The only hiker near the Midtlyng group who was equipped for being on the trail overnight was a young woman from Washington, D.C., who'd trekked the short trail to the falls with day pack loaded with essentials.
"She was an Asian gal named Emily, just six years in the country, and she'd read the book 'Wild' and knew all the things to bring on a hike," Midtlyng said. "She had a headlamp, food, shelter and water purifier and was so helpful to a lot of people, helping them get safe water to drink."