Trail of the lost the relentless search to bring home the missing hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

"As a park ranger with the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes across America, from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the support of the agency, Andrea grew frus...

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Main Author: Lankford, Andrea (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Hachette Books, 2023.
Edition: First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Author's note
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • Part one: Points last seen. An antidote to the ills of civilization
  • Without compass : the case of Chris Sylvia
  • The things they carry
  • Border fever : the case of Kris Fowler
  • Lucky Dave : the case of David O'Sullivan
  • Part two: Search and investigate. Welcome to the club
  • The man in Brazil
  • The volunteer
  • Hiker box
  • Search planning
  • Exposed
  • By land and by screen
  • Part three: Fact and theory. Predator
  • Cult farmers
  • Weird science
  • Fracture
  • Blue eyes at the yellow deli
  • Signs
  • Fire
  • The king of trail trolls
  • Part four: Witness and clue. Greenwater
  • Voluntary
  • Unis testis
  • Smoke and feathers
  • Magical thinking
  • The bone finders
  • From the mud
  • Accept, learn, let go
  • Afterword.