Quote Originally Posted by BlueCat
It does seem to happen every year and it is so sad. I guess when you don't live around the mountains you just don't understand how fast the weather can change.

And thank you for putting into words just exactly how bummed out I feel about it, TG.
We need more good moral people in this world. I just don't understand insensitive people IAP. It is like they have never made a mistake and thing anyone that does should be punished for it. Maybe they had wicked parents or somethi
I mean shit, if I were the dad I probably would have gone to search for help too. They were stuck for quite awhile, he wanted to save his family. How was he supposed to know they were going to find them? He was in a state of panic, he was cold, hungry, dehydrated..and probably lacking sleep. People aren't going to be in the most clear headed state of mind when they are stuck in the family with their 7 month old baby and their other really young daughter and their wife.

The wife was very smart to let both of her children breast feed off of her, I am sure that is what helped keep them alive.

That man was brave and scared, he wanted to save his family, he knew the risks before he went searching, as well as his family did. It's too bad that it turned out for the worst, in his situation. At least the family was saved, still though, I understand why he left..and he died in honor, and he knows that and so does everyone else. He was not a stupid man, he just loved his family.

I am practically in tears over here....just breaks my heart....that poor family knows that he died for them.