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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They may not have realized how close they were to hearstroke/death while they were trying to save the dog as well. Maybe if they did they would  have acted differently but maybe not. Dogs have become like humans to many of us. [/quote]

I would never leave my dog behind to die alone. 
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Darwinism for dog owners. [/quote]

I’d rather die with my dog than live with sh1theads like you. 
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You'd risk your baby's life to save a dog?[/quote]

Google the Hites Cove Trail and the Lundy Sauvage Trail. Some are speculating that they meant to take the easier Hites Cove Trail although there was some evidence the husband had hiked that trail before. The Lundy Sauvage Trail is much more strenuous with no shade, lots of uphills over rocks. If you google you can see what switchbacks are. That trail isn't just a downhill hike with an uphill return. The switchbacks themselves can be up and down. Their decision to hike this trail under these conditions at this time of day with a baby and a dog make no sense.

I wouldn’t leave the dog out tied up alone. Parents could split up. 
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Seems like they did. It didn’t work. [/quote]

I don't think they did. According to reports, they have only mentioned the water on the husband. If they split up, she needed the water to finish the last 1.5 miles. Leaving him the water would be suicide. [/quote]

Well, judging by the results….[/quote]

It is really puzzling. According to the reports, the pack held about 3L of water. That's not even a gallon. For an 8 mile hike in heat, that seems awfully low. According to experts, your body can absorb about 1L/hour of water.

We will likely never know, but I gather they took the wrong path and went down the switchback. They got to the bottom, realized their mistake, but it was too late at that point. The 1.5 mile hike back up in +100F weather, would be very difficult.[/quote]

Which way would they have been meaning to go instead? I’m not familiar with trails and I don’t understand what people mean by the loop… if they hiked all the way down the easy path and turned around right before the switchbacks, wouldn’t they still have had 4 miles in the heat back the way they came?[/quote][/quote]

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