tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post925177496878469080..comments2024-03-12T05:02:14.140-04:00Comments on MOUNTAIN MUSINGS: RemembranceNCmountainwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-13598650537776786392009-01-09T12:34:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:34:00.000-05:00How wonderful and sad all at the same time. This w...How wonderful and sad all at the same time. This was such a beautiful tribute to this awesome couple. I just lost my husband of almost 40 years in October, three months ago. He was my hiking partner and best friend and we spent countless hours and miles walking trails in NC and here in TN. We had hoped to hike many more years together, as this couple did. Thank you for touching my heart deeply with this post. xoxoBetty Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475038702140830260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-81292621795189135322008-11-20T22:32:00.000-05:002008-11-20T22:32:00.000-05:00What a great tribute to this wonderful couple. Th...What a great tribute to this wonderful couple. The pictures of their smiling faces are heartbreaking, the story of their deaths horrifying, but your words bring them to life. Thank you for that.<BR/><BR/>MonaRamonaGrigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928806078488007738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-77465008454233107872008-11-11T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-11T11:48:00.000-05:00What a wonderful life they had - they deserved bet...What a wonderful life they had - they deserved better than to have their lives ended like this. I keep praying and hoping we have less "monsters" in the world and that parents do a better job of raising their children to be kind, compassionate people who would not harm another.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-69994768305864001642008-11-11T09:12:00.000-05:002008-11-11T09:12:00.000-05:00Dog geek - I honestly don't believe there is great...Dog geek - I honestly don't believe there is greater danger in hiking alone than in walking crowded streets. Sometimes horrible things happen at home as well.<BR/><BR/>jpzingher - Hilton is known to have spent quite some time in Pisgah National Forest preceding the death of the Bryants.<BR/><BR/>Fishing guy - Thanks. The two of them were so much on my mind.<BR/><BR/>Cheryl - As I mentioned before, you are at some risk every where you go. Just make certain someone knows where you are hiking and when you plan to return.<BR/><BR/>Lynne - It is senseless. Writing about it helped me cope with it.<BR/><BR/>Tina - I do believe they are together again.<BR/><BR/>Donna - I agree. They were inseparable.<BR/><BR/>Jayne - They were not actually from my community, but one very near.<BR/><BR/>Helen - I think so as well.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-20601800165559029052008-11-11T08:30:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:30:00.000-05:00Indeed, they are dancing -Indeed, they are dancing -The Birdladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-90431614111895075872008-11-11T06:46:00.000-05:002008-11-11T06:46:00.000-05:00I remember hearing about this, but had no clue the...I remember hearing about this, but had no clue they lived in your community Carolyn. How very sad...<BR/>Like you said, they are together and hiking new trails in their eternity together. So senseless...Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-8894296120925957432008-11-10T16:24:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:24:00.000-05:00Oh so sad--the only good thing in this story is th...Oh so sad--the only good thing in this story is that neither outlived the other. It sounds as though dying together was the "right" ending.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-33190857512743690452008-11-10T15:24:00.000-05:002008-11-10T15:24:00.000-05:00They had such a wonderful marriage and incredible ...They had such a wonderful marriage and incredible life together...it is so sad to hear their tragic ending.<BR/>It was so nice of you to create this post in their memory!..and I think you are right, they are with each other again celebrating their reaching the top!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717015543939819841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-27422469287437802502008-11-10T11:33:00.000-05:002008-11-10T11:33:00.000-05:00How absurdly senseless.Thank you Carolyn for bring...How absurdly senseless.<BR/>Thank you Carolyn for bringing their story to us.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-20453647946109010522008-11-10T11:07:00.000-05:002008-11-10T11:07:00.000-05:00What a moving post....what amazing people......and...What a moving post....what amazing people......and such a terrible end.....but as you rightly say they will never be forgotten, such people never are......<BR/><BR/>I walk alone in isolated areas....it does stop and make you think.........Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-7651437621031125802008-11-10T10:55:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:55:00.000-05:00Carolyn: What a wondrous remembrance of these grea...Carolyn: What a wondrous remembrance of these great people. why people do such a senseless thing to such nice people. Thanks for sharing their story.<BR/>This is truly when I believe in capitol punishment.This Is My Blog - fishing guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826128050970967135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-85865256872942823442008-11-10T10:50:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:50:00.000-05:00To understand this problem and how to stop it, you...To understand this problem and how to stop it, you must understand it as a criminologist would. Hilton fits a crime pattern. Where you have a pattern, you can change things to break up the pattern. Hilton's pattern is commonly referred to as the "express kidnapping". His known victims all had one thing in common. He used their ATM cards. The problem is that this crime pattern is not tracked, and so, Hilton was able to get away with this for years and the police had no idea he was operating in their area. THE POLICE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEARCH THEIR OWN RECORDS FOR SIMILAR CASES. If they did, they would have known about Hilton years earlier. It would be very easy to find this information, but it takes the state legislature to make it happen. All the police need is a master list of all ATM addresses in the state. They could overlay the crime code section for murder, rape, robbery and missing persons against that list and they instantly have all the data that is currently hidden. Contact me if you want to know more. JPZingher@gmail.comJPZingherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885157898835813313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-81205979674627729742008-11-10T10:25:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:25:00.000-05:00So sad... so maddeningly senseless. I remember fo...So sad... so maddeningly senseless. I remember following those stories in the news. I spend so much time hiking in remote wooded areas, sometimes with Mr. Geek, but more often it is just me and the dogs... stories like this really hit hard.Dog_geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797650391128520269noreply@blogger.com