Four Hikers Fall In Eaton Canyon, One Dies

(I live near a popular hiking spot in Altadena, California where nearly

every weekend some hapless nature lover gets hurt and then has to be

rescued. This situation is now beyond out of control.)

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I’m so sick of reading headlines like that one

That I’m willing to be the front man

To suggest the bottoms of the waterfalls there

Need air bags as used by a stunt man.

If those were installed, when someone stumbles

And then rapidly plummets earthward, a call

To paramedics could probably be avoided since

Something would be there to break their fall.

Some of you may scoff at this notion and perhaps

Have already begun derisive smirking

But, seriously, is this idea any worse than what’s

In play now that’s clearly not working?

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-eaton-canyon-fatality-20130322,0,2750308.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29