Lucky guy of the century

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Lucky guy of the century

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http://hikearizona.com/garmin_maps.php

Hike Arizona it is full of sharp, pointy, ankle-twisting, HAZmaster crushing ROCKS!!
Hike Arizona it is full of sharp, pointy, shin-stabbing, skin-shredding plants!
Hike Arizona it is full of striking, biting, stabbing, venomous wildlife!
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Re: Lucky guy of the century

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That is pretty incredible. He falls 1000 feet off a cliff and the helicopter arrives 30 minutes later finding him standing up reading a map.
Must be the luck of the Scottish-Irish ;)
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A true leap of faith
- joe
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Always carry a map!! :M2C:
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Maybe he used the map as a parachute? That would have been amazing!
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Re: Lucky guy of the century

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no - he used his kilt as a parachute.
There are just two switchbacks left. And another half-mile to the destination...
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I thought this was going to be a thread about Taylor Swift's boyfriend ... :pray:
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cindyl wrote:no - he used his kilt as a parachute.
:sl:
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