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Molly Absolon

Molly Absolon

Molly Absolon is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. She writes in Idaho.

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A volunteer from the town of Interior rescues a dog in the Badlands in 2019. (Courtesy of Interior Fire Department)

Solutions needed as societal changes strain wilderness rescue teams

By: - June 20, 2023

When I was leading groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead we were on own. If somebody got hurt, we could walk or carry the injured person out or send runners to the road to call for support. In the case of a life- or limb-threatening emergency, we could […]