> A thought came into my head, momentarily paralyzing me: these might be your last few minutes.
I have had this feeling twice. Both times my overwhelming thought was “Wow, I’ve been an idiot.”
The article describes how that can happen: when your enthusiasm and risk exceed your skill (or luck). Also both times I was doing something I tell my students never to do, which is be alone in the back country. Your dog is not a substitute for another human.
I have had this feeling twice. Both times my overwhelming thought was “Wow, I’ve been an idiot.”
The article describes how that can happen: when your enthusiasm and risk exceed your skill (or luck). Also both times I was doing something I tell my students never to do, which is be alone in the back country. Your dog is not a substitute for another human.