> The trail was well-marked at first, and he made it to Taylor Cabin without any issue. A few miles beyond that, however, the trail became rough and overgrown, and Powers soon realized he was lost. For about a half-hour to 40 minutes, he attempted to pick up the trail again before giving up and doubling back to the cabin, arriving there at roughly 6 p.m.<p>So he walked an easy 3 miles path to the cabin, then wandered around lost and went back to the cabin? And then instead of walking these 3 miles back to his car he decided to push through again, even if he was out of water, having no map, and a useless phone that he could do nothing with because he had not downloaded any maps beforehand, and knowing he had difficulty in finding the trail? Am I missing something here that leads to all this making sense, or this person is as an utter idiot as it sounds? No circumstances seem to have forced him to push through blindly hiking into the wilderness and get lost, the court is absolutely right. This is all absurd.