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Guitar Lake story at
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That's pretty frightening. Don't know what they could have done after the strike--go outside the tent and squat on the ground in the lightning position? That would seem even more frightening under the circumstances and they were all in pain. Wonder where the other campers were located and if there is any info about why this tent was struck and not the others. The metal tent poles? Tent on higher ground?

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My hairdresser's cousin was killed when lightening struck his tent in Switzerland. He was leaning against the tent pole.


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White Mountain/
Barcroft Station

Elev 12,410’

Upper Tyndall Creek
Elev 11,441’

Crabtree Meadows
Elev 10,700’

Cottonwood Lakes
Elev 10,196’

Lone Pine
Elev. 3,727’

Hunter Mountain
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Elev. -193’

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