http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html Anytime your hikes ending point does not return to the starting point, it may indicate a problem. When the end point is finally connected to the starting point by way of a rescue helicopter; it is definitely a problem. The hike to McPherson peak was a relative simple 10 mile day hike. Going up and back the same trail can be boring. Therefore, we intended to go up one hiking trail (27W02), and return using a different trail (27W01). In our case, what we thought was the return trail, (it was clearly marked on an official map), had been abandoned for years and was no longer in use. We followed the old trail until we lost it in the heavy bush. We attempted to cut across the slope to pick it up again, not realizing it no longer existed. The result was we ended up spending the night on the mountain in near freezing temps, with light clothing and no fire. Our families call the authorities and two ground search parties and a helicopter began the search. The helicopter stopped searching around midnight due to snow at the altitude he was flying. We were located by a ground party at 8:00 AM the next morning and winched up out of the heavy brush by the helicopter soon afterwards. Many thanks to the true professionals of the Santa Barbara Search & Rescue Team. I flew on a lot of helicopters in Vietnam, but this was the 1st time I was ever winched aboard one. I guess the return trip was not boring after all. LOL Pictures and other comments are provided below: Click the first photo, scroll down and select next to proceed. (To return to the Pole Rescue page click here) http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#0 812ce8c6-cafd-4661-8e31-40df62e5214f http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/aFull%20l/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/aFull%20l/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/aFull%20l/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Green start and red end <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">do not meet</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#1 d076e8f3-0152-4436-bee0-a7e2779ddd30 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/aPeak%20%203/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/aPeak%20%203/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/aPeak%20%203/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Peak at arrow, Green line where old trail should have been</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#2 9323f29f-d58a-42e0-b8e4-c35f6f3b8abc http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Map/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Map/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Map/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The map we were using</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#3 5189a213-d711-4030-a579-e9ee9a0feb6f http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Map%204/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Map%204/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Map%204/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We intended 27W02 up<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">and 27W01 back</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#4 d48c0c91-dbf6-4541-975e-3245f99d26e0 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2717/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2717/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2717/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The trail starting at <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Alsio Park was great</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#5 c1237d46-ca5c-4a1a-a859-8f2c863e8a37 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2716/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2716/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2716/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#6 607f2ede-ca06-45a7-bf13-06c329cff741 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2718/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2718/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2718/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"> </p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#7 939128ac-2863-4b97-823c-9483a67f9201 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2721/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2721/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2721/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Here the wide trail became a narrow trail -center</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#8 80d59537-e667-4663-8a60-b57b1e1bb11c http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2722/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2722/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2722/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The trail now smaller and steeper</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#9 45cdbaae-3352-4ffb-8f2d-b0f55d3148df http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2725/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2725/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2725/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">There were low hanging clouds</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#10 bd278c2a-4a22-4179-be81-3bc60de678ff http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2727/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2727/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2727/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">And even a little color<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">(for California)</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#11 a8c5f3f6-9878-44b9-8fca-49370d7b8cf3 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2726/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2726/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2726/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#12 f9d1c7a6-cdbb-4352-b8fe-ded3d6508e37 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2729/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2729/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2729/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The trail was well maintained</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#13 a684da4f-3d43-4e83-abcd-5be2759e9260 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2731/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2731/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2731/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">You can see two switchbacks here</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#14 56505967-820e-49ec-bd0f-d455752a1276 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2734/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2734/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2734/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We made it to the <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Sierra Madre road</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#15 a9f956ea-9b87-4768-8616-f5b7cd5ed6cd http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2736/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2736/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2736/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A map of the wilderness area</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#16 1d161b85-e8a1-4a21-bf83-f8c15d62a4d4 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2738/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2738/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2738/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Description of area</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#17 88f93017-374f-42e0-aa8a-96d500ce1629 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2738_1/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2738_1/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2738_1/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The first sentence was a warning</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#18 1b04daee-d7b1-4b6a-8245-618b1501ffc8 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2740/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2740/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2740/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Another mile to the site</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#19 327e8630-b9fb-4f11-8c9b-b2d9d24c3128 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2742/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2742/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2742/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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" class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Cuyama valley is a long way away</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#22 69e35e29-2631-4bcb-8898-644acac600b2 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2749/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2749/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2749/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The brush is getting thicker</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#23 c010fa9c-35a7-4bee-9b60-c8433864b31a http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2756/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2756/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2756/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The brush is head high</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#24 519d93b7-844b-4b2d-89e0-66e476e4913a http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2758/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2758/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2758/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">after a few feet in....</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#25 5ada9c8d-7e72-42c7-913f-515f758b8b2d http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2762/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2762/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2762/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">....Dave simply disappears...</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#26 028a5195-0f2c-4aa4-b4ad-c7330f41cbb3 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-1/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-1/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-1/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"> </p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#27 3a45f775-fd58-4473-b85f-2bd37fa1c7d7 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2768/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2768/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2768/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Spent night here, dug in to <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">keep from sliding down</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#28 00724fd7-407d-49d8-bf6b-63e910923fa9 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-2/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-2/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-2/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"> </p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#29 25c1fd75-8c7b-426f-ba6a-53121f9d0d57 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2766/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2766/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2766/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Early AM</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#30 bb268039-7435-4144-9553-c0d4959cfd07 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2775/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2775/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2775/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Just before sunrise</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#31 26cd34f0-be29-4c3b-a11a-aba40269e206 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2776/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2776/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2776/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Pick up area</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#32 035306b7-c52f-4db4-860b-749781368f66 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2777/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2777/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2777/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Still heavy brush</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#33 d0abd091-4e04-4914-bbb9-b38e90232ef1 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2778/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2778/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2778/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Looking for helicopter</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#34 01f38c94-35e9-4cb3-9dcc-333fa35f6c90 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2779/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2779/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2779/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We were a long way <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">from anywhere</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#35 2db8fa89-0125-4779-9c9a-d6673f1eda5c http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2780/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2780/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2780/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">looking good</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#36 4520b936-c2af-4e83-948a-0871804920c1 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2781/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2781/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2781/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">very good</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#37 8a55f259-8cef-4129-805a-a1bdb411aa81 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Dave%20rescue/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Dave%20rescue/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/Dave%20rescue/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Dave is pulled in first</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#38 6873445f-c0e8-45bf-a690-85710cba2c16 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2783/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2783/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/DSCN2783/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_180_28"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Awaiting helicopter ride<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"> back to our car</p></div></div> http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue.html#39 fefa6ea1-9117-4fb8-9385-230b332ff237 http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-2_1/thumb.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-2_1/micro.jpg http://www.jpilson.com/Old_site/Hikes_2013/Pages/McPherson_Peak_Rescue_files/Media/ishot-2_1/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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