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I'm excited to share the annotated map/timeline. Tricia asked that I include in my post: this map has been reviewed and approved prior to my sharing it. This wouldn't be possible without the timeline @Gardener1850 put together. Everything included comes from official LE postings and official business postings. Of course, this does not mean everything is 100% accurate!
This has been hand-stitched together in Photoshop from approximately 20 screenshots of maps with MH sightings/interactions marked. After that, I overlaid the trails, then associated photos and annotations were placed on a top layer. Due to the shape of our little blue planet, as well as the dynamic nature of trails, please keep in mind that some marked locations and trails may be a bit skewed.
A final note, some photos and sightings were intentionally excluded due to the inability to verify the sighting location, and/or the photo was not found via an official source. I hope this is helpful. I welcome feedback and have set the map up in a way that we can edit/add to it without too much trouble.
"Wouldn't you love to know!!!???"
Awesome, thanks!I'm excited to share the annotated map/timeline. Tricia asked that I include in my post: this map has been reviewed and approved prior to my sharing it. This wouldn't be possible without the timeline @Gardener1850 put together. Everything included comes from official LE postings and official business postings. Of course, this does not mean everything is 100% accurate!
This has been hand-stitched together in Photoshop from approximately 20 screenshots of maps with MH sightings/interactions marked. After that, I overlaid the trails, then associated photos and annotations were placed on a top layer. Due to the shape of our little blue planet, as well as the dynamic nature of trails, please keep in mind that some marked locations and trails may be a bit skewed.
A final note, some photos and sightings were intentionally excluded due to the inability to verify the sighting location, and/or the photo was not found via an official source. I hope this is helpful. I welcome feedback and have set the map up in a way that we can edit/add to it without too much trouble.
I'm excited to share the annotated map/timeline. Tricia asked that I include in my post: this map has been reviewed and approved prior to my sharing it. This wouldn't be possible without the timeline @Gardener1850 put together. Everything included comes from official LE postings and official business postings. Of course, this does not mean everything is 100% accurate!
This has been hand-stitched together in Photoshop from approximately 20 screenshots of maps with MH sightings/interactions marked. After that, I overlaid the trails, then associated photos and annotations were placed on a top layer. Due to the shape of our little blue planet, as well as the dynamic nature of trails, please keep in mind that some marked locations and trails may be a bit skewed.
A final note, some photos and sightings were intentionally excluded due to the inability to verify the sighting location, and/or the photo was not found via an official source. I hope this is helpful. I welcome feedback and have set the map up in a way that we can edit/add to it without too much trouble.
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He may have been bandit camping. Because Bear Mountain is accessible from NYC, they tend to attract quite a few homeless/transient types. It's also pretty close to several towns, and across the river from Peekskill, a small city. There are summer camps and tourist facilities everywhere. In the summer, it's packed wall to wall with people. Not as busy in late spring, but lots of boy scout troops doing day or overnight hikes in the area.
There are RV camping facilities, several tent campgrounds nearby but not right at the headquarters, an inn, public restrooms and so forth--pretty much everything you'd need for extended visit. AT through hikers often stay at the inn overnight to rest, sleep in a bed, get a shower, etc. etc.
I think the map of the area has been posted before but here it is again: Google Maps
Hello everyone!
I’m new to the site and was drawn into this case ‘cus MH seemed like such a nice guy—I want him to have his name back.
I thought I remember seeing some photos of MH wearing knee braces (am I right about that?). Just throwing it out there, but I wonder if he had orthopedic issues and possibly went to a medical facility in the New York area (or elsewhere)...maybe even had a procedure done at some point? If he had been overweight, he might have been seen for knee issues due to the pressure from the extra weight he was carrying. I wonder if the possible extra weight could’ve damaged his joints enough that even at a lighter weight, they still hurt him. Not a doctor, but it makes me wonder.
Of course, he’d have to give ID if he saw a doctor and a lot of offices take pictures of their patients now (it’s a more recent development in most places, so it’s a long-shot), but the braces did make me wonder if maybe an orthopedic doctor might have seen him at some point recently or in the past. Buuuut... I might just be reading into the braces. He could’ve been self-treating.
On another note, I’d love to see someone (more experienced than me?
!!!) try their hand at creating a picture of him at a heavier weight than the pics that have been circulating. As noted previously in the thread, he could have looked drastically different during his IT/tech days.
Lol, I hope I’m not repeating other posts! I read as much as I could, but may have missed something. Apologies if this has already been discussed!
I just want to add, when I was actively posting in this thread, one woman in the AT group on FB mentioned he WAS in an AT FB group. She said this a while before he was found deceased, so it seemed genuine. Several hikers were looking for him because of a storm or something that was heading their way or had already hit, and she had replied saying he was in one of the FB groups but didn't mention which one. I very much doubt I could find that FB thread again, I have since left all the AT groups because the feedback from hikers was at a standstill, but I just wanted to mention that.
Hello everyone!
I’m new to the site and was drawn into this case ‘cus MH seemed like such a nice guy—I want him to have his name back.
I thought I remember seeing some photos of MH wearing knee braces (am I right about that?). Just throwing it out there, but I wonder if he had orthopedic issues and possibly went to a medical facility in the New York area (or elsewhere)...maybe even had a procedure done at some point? If he had been overweight, he might have been seen for knee issues due to the pressure from the extra weight he was carrying. I wonder if the possible extra weight could’ve damaged his joints enough that even at a lighter weight, they still hurt him. Not a doctor, but it makes me wonder.
Of course, he’d have to give ID if he saw a doctor and a lot of offices take pictures of their patients now (it’s a more recent development in most places, so it’s a long-shot), but the braces did make me wonder if maybe an orthopedic doctor might have seen him at some point recently or in the past. Buuuut... I might just be reading into the braces. He could’ve been self-treating.
On another note, I’d love to see someone (more experienced than me?
!!!) try their hand at creating a picture of him at a heavier weight than the pics that have been circulating. As noted previously in the thread, he could have looked drastically different during his IT/tech days.
Lol, I hope I’m not repeating other posts! I read as much as I could, but may have missed something. Apologies if this has already been discussed!