NEVER EVER JUST WALK OFF A TRAIL INTO A TREE FOREST. ALWAYS BRING NAVIGATION (DON'T DIE LECTURE)
JIM OF COLORADO [IS NOT A MISSING 411: I AM NOW CERTAIN HE WALKED INTO A TREE LINE AND GOT DISORIENTED (LOSING ALL SENSE OF DIRECTION DUE TO THE TREES. NEVER EVER JUST WALK OFF A TRAIL INTO A TREE FOREST (ALWAYS HAVE MULTIPLE POINTS OF NAVIGATIONAL REDUNDANCY. THIS IS HOW PEOPLE HAVE DIED THINKING "LONG HIKE AHEAD JUST WALKING 10 PACES OFF TRAIL TO "TAKE A QUICK P** FOR PRIVACY AS I DON'T WANT CHURCH GROUP COMING UP ON ME DOING MY BUSINESS". THEY VENTURE A FEW PACES OFF TRAIL AND THEN DIE (WHY WHY WHY: ALIENS OR UFOS?) NOPE NOPE NOPE: TREES IS ALL DIRECTIONS (LOSE ALL BEARING AND LOSE ALL SENSE OF DIRECTION. I believe the explanation as to what happened to Jim in Colorado. To put it bluntly and offensively: 1. He did not take navigational aids. 2. I believe he entered into an area with trees (in all directions) and became disoriented as the cause of the tragedy. 3. Jim was not taken by aliens or Big Foot (there are Black Bears), I think he walked past a tree line, got himself sourounded in ALL Directions with trees and got disoriented (hence the tragedy).
JIM OF COLORADO [IS NOT A MISSING 41] I AM NOW CERTAIN HE WALKED INTO A TREE LINE AND GOT DISORIENTED (LOSING ALL SENSE OF DIRECTION DUE TO THE TREES. THERE ARE NO ALIENS OR BIG FOOT OR "OUTER SPACE" OR TIME PORTALS. HE WALKED OFF THE ROAD AND TRAILS INTO FOREST (LOST DIRECTION). TO SAVE LIVES EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED TO CARRY GPS, MARK COORDINATES, TURN ON TRACKING ON GPS, IN ADDITION TO OFFLINE GPS MAP APPS.
Logical explanations: he walked past the tree line, once in about 25 feet in, all you see is trees trees trees no orientation no bearings.