| I am really lucky to live right on the Paiute ATV Trail. | | | | and were able to call for help. The only person home |
| All I have to do is get up in the morning, jump on the | | | | was our 16 year old daughter who had just received |
| ATV and go on a wild adventure. | | | | her drivers license and had not yet navigated the |
| I remember one such adventure a few years back | | | | treacherous snow packed byways in the mountains. |
| where the wife and I headed up Koosharem Canyon | | | | After much coaxing, the dear daughter got up |
| bound for Manning Meadows. It was late May, late | | | | enough nerve to hop in the jeep and come to save |
| afternoon and the roads were still muddy. In some | | | | her dear old dad (and mom). |
| places impassable (as we soon found out). We were | | | | Will this type of adventure happen to you? I hope |
| able to make it to the junction with the road coming | | | | not. Be prepared and plan ahead. Always carry water |
| over from Monroe and got stuck in a Big snow drift. | | | | and food with you. Even a thermos and a bag of |
| I hate to admit it but I was unprepared for such a | | | | pretzels are better than nothing. Make sure you have |
| calamity. We didn't have sufficient water, food of | | | | a lighter or matches with you. Something as simple as |
| any kind or enough clothing to keep us warm if we | | | | a fire can make the difference in life or death. My trip |
| had to stay the night. Monroe Mountain peaks can | | | | on the ATV trail could have turned from Adventure |
| get around 0 degrees even in late May. We were | | | | into a disaster. Don't let a disaster happen to you. |
| lucky enough to have remembered our cell phones | | | | |