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By: joeduck

joeduck — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:21:53 +0000

Tara – I was under the impression it would be 11:21 am, with data download about 2 hours later. lots of fog this morning is my understanding. It might have burned off over there by … right now when the Satellite is above us. We are clear here in Talent but I fear the valley over there would still have lots of fog.

By: tara

tara — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:11:26 +0000

reading family guestbook last night a poster said he did this early yesterday afternoon. I ws skeptical until I saw this news article:
http://news.com.com/Satellite+to+be+rerouted+in+James+Kim+search/2100-1028_3-6141211.html

whats the weather looking like today? This satellite will be in area around 10:30 am

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:41:34 +0000

Joe,

Thank you so very much for providing this space. As others have noted, it by far provides the best information. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone involved, the family, the searchers and rescuers. Hopefully James will be found this morning.

In my book James is a Hero and wonderful father. I remember a story a few years ago of a man who got lost and waited in the truck over 2 months to be rescued, and unfortunately did not make it. I can certainly understand why after a week he would take off. Interestingly, the helicopter pilot who first spotted Kati waving the umbrella said in an interview that he was following James footprints in the snow when he found them. To me that indicates that James walking is what saved his family – tragic that he is in peril himself, but what a courageous, selfless act. My prayers are with him and his family.

By: Bayporter

Bayporter — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:56:20 +0000

Bruce, Joe – The ‘radio facility’ seen here

http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=42.63233&lon=-123.83004&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=24

..is about 2 miles due West of the car location, but 2700′ higher, as you can see in the closeup it’s at 4973′ which Google Earth shows as well. A quick google turns up no info as to what the tower carries, but it’s a shame it doesn’t have a cell phone repeater.

By: Bayporter

Bayporter — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:56:59 +0000

and to add regarding altitude, had they originally stayed on route 23 and not turned north onto Bear Camp Road, they would have climbed from 3500′ to as high as 4700′ feet within 10 miles with what looks like another 12 miles to go to reach anything else.

By: joe dully

joe dully — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:56:21 +0000

Thanks joeduck. You are keeping good track. Here are links to a couple of short video clips that I shot on Monday just east of the Bear Camp turn off. It gives you a good idea of what the snow was like on the east side at the turn off.

http://id.mind.net/~joe/james/

I did not go very far down 34-8-36 as it was getting late in the day. My thought at the time (not knowing the details of the rescue then)was that he would have headed east. Maybe he misjudged east and headed north (unfortunately down towards the river). In this case he may have not be trying to go down river as the goal but could not hike back out. With all of the activity in the area he should be trying hard to get spotted from the air (he would be able to hear them) if he is still kickin’… damn I wish him the best of luck…

Also, I did not make myself a liability going up there. I was well equipped and I’m formaly trained in wilderness survival. I just wanted to move fast and see if something may have been missed on the east side.

By: joeduck

joeduck — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:55:37 +0000

Bruce – no, don’t know about radio on peak.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:55:37 +0000

Any ideas what berries they were eating but suspected poisonous? Would James encounter any other food? At some point one would retry the berries unless ill-effects were evident.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:52:14 +0000

Mike and davidlewis both report the car about the same location. This is shown at http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=42.63332&lon=-123.83922&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG .

There is a clearing about 3000 feet eastsoutheast, along the suspected route. The topo map shows a “RADIO FACILITY” at the peak. Any idea what that is?

The aerial photos show a clearing. Unless James had a specific destination, this peak would be an obvious first stop, to get a look around. Maybe he thought he saw something of interest.

If getting to the river was the goal, BLM 34-8-36 road might have been a better choice.