Nora Charles
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You are probably right. (I've only been to a few of the mines so I only know slightly more than someone who's never been here!) There are a few mines that are easily accessible, some near paved roads within JTNP, but I don't think any with large openings are easily accessible. Gold Crown Rd is a dirt road but people in cars do drive out a little on it before it gets too sandy. But again, I don't think any mines with vertical openings are that close to the road.
I'm just trying to hold on to the hope that things aren't as bad as they seem, but sadly they probably are.
I'm just trying to hold on to the hope that things aren't as bad as they seem, but sadly they probably are.
Reasonably certain, though you wold know better than I, that a Kia or Hyundai similar small sedan would have no chance to get to any of the mines that are along dirt/rocky roads. I'm still trying to sort out what "driving thru the Park" entails if she went there to scout for location to shot photos, or picnic, or what other insane "reason" she was headed there or at least stated she was headed there to do.
But since I don't envision she probably ever made a drive on paved roads or easily passable dirt ones, personally I can't envision a suicide scenario, at least one that would involve a mine.
pretty sure she'd have to do some serious walking in serious heat to make it to a mine?
The suicide scenario has occurred to me as one possibility, but likely not "death by mine." Or she may have run away with the man in the red car, but Kia/Hyundai dude would have to be pretty well set for cash funds since LE is not, at least openly, looking outside the Park and general Twentynine Palms area. About impossible to truly go off the grid these days, unless you really understand how to do it and have a lot of cash available. A 19 year old kid understand how to do that, and one well-connected to at least her mother?
personally, I can't get there. Not seeing alien abduction (perhaps human) or witness protection program either.
if somebody other than what by current appearances would seem to be behind her disappearance, then I have to think LE is spending an inordinate amount of time and effort in Joshua Tree for nada.
They have something and we sit and wait.
Or have nothing and need to go back to square one. As we sit and wait.
Beyond my comprehension what her family is going through. Can they ever sleep? Eat? Do anything "normal?" I imagine I'd be wrecked but thankfully have never had to find out. My heart truly goes out to them.