Its not so much that I feel that he was idiotic, but I get tired of hearing "hero" this "hero" that.....hes not a hero. He was some city boy that made a stupid mistake that I, personally, would have never made. Why? Because I was taught better than that. I was always taught to keep a clear head and make good decisions in urgent times. Like you were saying, you have survival training, and you feel confident if you were ever in a situation. Would you have even considered going into the woods? No. If he would have stayed on the road, he would be alive and hed get a little pat on the back by the country for his 'bravery'. Don't mix bravery with stupidity. I really wouldn't expect Mr. Kim to build a bonfire with his bare hands, walk 30 miles in the snow to flag someone down, or carry his family on his back out of there. I don't expect someone that sticks a saab in the mountain snow to be Mr. Resourceful. But then again noone expected he would venture into terrain like that. This is coming from someone who is from the brush country of texas. The terrain is moreless flat and not rocky. Illegals cross all the time. But as someone who can handle themselves in a situation, I would NEVER venture into the woods. A bear would have to chase me into the woods.

Here are some quotes:
"About a dozen miles up Bear Camp Road, the Kims took a fork to the right. They drove about 15 miles down that road, got stuck in snow, freed themselves, turned around, and stopped for the night, afraid they would run out of gas. **KEEP DRIVING**

The family stayed with the car a week, burning tires and wood for warmth, and last Saturday James Kim struck out on foot. He was found dead in Big Windy Creek, after walking more than 10 miles. He had no way to know that the car was just a mile down a rugged road from a fishing lodge, closed for the winter but stocked with food."

"The couple owns two boutiques in San Francisco â?? Doe, a clothing store on lower Haight Street, and the Church Street Apothecary in Noe Valley sells baby goods and skin care products."

"They passed signs warning Bear Camp Road may be blocked by snow, but kept going."

VANDALS DID NOT LEAVE GATE OPEN. Its not like he didn't see the gate. BLM people left it open, didn't figure a guy in a saab would try to drive on it.

He must have been watching too many Subaru Outback commercials and had too much faith in his 2005 Saab stationwagon as he looked for this luxury lodge he had reservations at.