Sad News

   We received sad news from Red Bull as we were driving home from New York last night.  I posted a story on August 6th of a hiker in Pennsylvania who had became dehydrated; left the trail to search for water, and became lost.  Fortunately a rescue party was able to locate him; he was severely dehydrated, and transported to a hospital.  This was actually Red Bull's hiking pal J Drt!  He learned this from his hiking group last night; and not only was J Drt severely dehydrated but he also had Lyme disease.  They believe he went home to recover.

   I know how disturbing it was when I first heard the story, and how thankful I was that the hiker was located fairly quickly.  We were also concerned as Red Bull was hiking through the same area, with no water sources available for great distances.  Now to realize this was his hiking pal, dehydrated, disoriented, lost, and not knowing he was also suffering from Lyme disease... it is heart wrenching.

   I remember Red Bull's comments to me when I first shared the story with him.  He was hiking into Harper's Ferry, and was pushing hard to cover 48.2 miles in one day.  I told him the story as I was warning him to remain hydrated.  We used it as a warning again when he was in that area of Pennsylvania complaining of the dried up water sources.  We double checked to see if that was where the other hiker became dehydrated and lost, it was.  It is incredible to now realize this was/is Red Bull's hiking pal!

   We hope J Drt recovers quickly, and is able to finish his hike!  If not, that he will be able to finish his hike when he is feeling better!  Rest and recover J Drt!