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2) The Maze, Utah (2 of 14)
2) The Maze, Utah (2 of 14)
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The Maze is a red rock labyrinth that is located in the Canyonlands National Park and receives over 2,000 visitors every year. Generally, people avoid the area as the terrain consists of steep gullies and there is always a danger of rockfalls. The inherent dangers of the area prompt quite a few enthusiasts to try the place out. There have been a few casualties, but the management of the area tries to keep that to a minimum.
New Hampshire’s Mt Washington may not look like a killer at less than 7000 feet but more than 150 hikers have died on the trail to it’s summit over the last 100 years. Mt. Washington happens to be at the confluence of several weather systems and has some of the most violent winds on the planet. For many years, from 1933 to sometime around 2000, it held the record for the worlds highest recorded wind speed: 233 MPH at the summit. What has killed so many hikers are not falls, instead, most have died from hypothermia. Weather there can change with stunning rapidness. Half way up the mountain, the temperature can drop 40 degrees, accompanied with sleet, snow and cold fog, reducing visibility to zero.
Lightly dressed hikers unprepared for such conditions can quickly loose conciseness and freeze to death.
It has happened way to often.