The Garmin Inreach
By Aaron Wheeler, volunteer searcher for Kris Fowler What is the Garmin inReach and why is it so worth the investment? The first two main reasons to carry a Garmin inReach is for Safety and Navigation. Hiking comes with some inherent risk and safety should always be a top priority while on the trail, even […]
Tips from a Mother
Hello all…My name is Sally, and my son, Sherpa, is a missing hiker from the awesome PCT Class of 2016. You will see me on here saying Mom things from time to time. Please know, I only have your well-being and your family’s in mind. Time grows closer for many of you to get started […]
The Man in Brazil
In December 2016, Sally Fowler was home sick when her nephew, Jimmy, sent her a picture he’d seen on Facebook–a photograph of a guy in his thirties from the abdomen up. The man appeared to be unconscious. A white sheet was pulled tightly across his bare chest. He had a full beard, blonde hair and […]
The Bone Finders
When Morgan Clements searches for human remains, he starts in the upper left-hand corner of his computer screen. From there, he zooms in. When the image becomes too distorted, he backs off the zoom until items on the ground look just right before scanning the entire photograph (left to right, top to bottom) with his […]
Finding Chata
Finding Chata: A new foundation created to find missing hikers solves its first case. Written by FOF member Andrea “Andy” Lankford Rosario “Chata” Garcia was a warm, friendly person but, during the summer of 2020, her family had noticed a change. The loving grandmother was now forgetting things that happened only five minutes earlier. One […]