THE OTHER SIDE OF NOWHERE

'I'm really worried we're not going to make it'

by Second in a series Cathy Frye; 2014 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | October 13, 2014 at 3:47 a.m.

The Second day of their hike, where the McFarlands were lost, in Big Bend Ranch State Park on Oct. 3, 2013.

BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK, Texas -- A chilling wind swept across the Chihuahuan Desert, as I repeatedly clenched my jaw to keep my teeth from chattering.

Last October, Cathy Frye and her husband, Rick McFarland, wandered off a trail in southwest Texas. Out of food and water, the exhausted pair pressed on in search of help.

Photo by Kirk Montgomery
Wandering through the desert.

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FreeSpiritMan
October 13, 2014 at 6:31 p.m.

Not trying to be smart, but I never go into the outback without 2 GPS units, 1 is my smartphone and an old fashion compass and a .40 S&W pistol and plenty of water.

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