It was a simple matter of taking a wrong turn. At about 1 pm on Sunday, Teton County Search and Rescue volunteers were called to assist a man who’d gotten lost while trying to hike from Cache Creek to Granite Creek along the Highline route. The team was able to make brief contact with the hiker over the phone, although his exact location was difficult to determine. A hasty ground team was sent up the Little Granite drainage to begin hiking in on foot. The hiker ended up following a different drainage down Horse Creek, and eventually ended up at Henry’s Road near the Snake River.
A volunteer met him at the road and gave him a lift back to town, while the remaining teams in the field returned to the hangar. Search and Rescue leaders point out that this area of the Gros Ventre has a history of seeing hikers lose their way. The trails are rarely maintained, and following the correct path can be tricky for those who are unfamiliar with the area.
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