Man narrowly escapes death-by-GPS in the Sierras

[David_Bricker]

I taught my son Noah, when he worked at PSR, and people asked for directions to someplace remote: "What are you driving, and what provisions do you have?".  He then took the conversation from there, depending on the answer.  You can't imagine the number of people I've encountered at PSR, asking for directions to the Racetrack, or the springs, driving a conventional car, with a liter of water between two people.  Suddenly, in my mind, all roads there just became impassible.

Unfortunately, I have pretty much given up on most NPS personnel for road conditions.  Only once, one of them asked me what I was driving, and I pointed to my XJ.  He got kind of quiet, and said "you'll have no issue".

David Bricker / SYR