Two dads take 3 kids out in the wilderness with no gear or supplies - walk 19 miles home in the snow

[baglock1]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-famil...ry?id=22560894

What the hell kind of fathers take three kids, aged 10 and under, out for a drive in the snow with no supplies?!? Now I don't have a fallout shelter in the basement, but I sure as hell don't put myself in situations like this without preparing adequately, especially when my kids are concerned. Fortunately, this one didn't end in tragedy and it looks like some perspective was earned (I added the bold emphasis to the last line).

Idaho Families Walk 19 Miles After Getting Stranded in Snow

The fathers were planning a short afternoon field trip with their children, a simple drive in the snow.
But after two Idaho dads and their kids got stranded in the snow, they walked for 19 miles – surviving a bone-chilling night and learning some lessons in the process.

The ordeal began Saturday after Will Murkle and his 10-year-old daughter Megun headed out with John Julian and his kids – Samantha, 8, and Isaac, 7.


Their SUV got stuck in the snow.


No gas. No supplies. No cellphone service.


Chaunte Murkle expected her husband and daughter home in Boise by 5 p.m. As the hours passed, she became more and more concerned.
“I started to get the most worried probably around midnight,” she said.


The group sang songs and told stories to distract themselves from the cold. They also huddled for warmth, fearing what they might encounter. Eventually, the group came across ominous markings in the snow.


“The scariest thing was when we came across fresh wolf tracks,” Will Murkle said. “And we could tell wolves had been in the area recently.”
Luckily, no wolves emerged.


After a long, cold night, the group walked for nine hours – 19 miles. Along the way, the dads encouraged their hungry children.
“We told them that they’d get a cheeseburger, hot chocolate, fries and a soda,” John Julian said.
Eventually on Sunday, they found a cabin and phoned their families.


While the dads and children are all doing OK, their experience has given them perspective.

Megun Murkle plans on being prepared whenever she leaves home.

“I’m going to bring an extra blanket, sleeping bags, food and more water, and pillows, and a tent, and a shovel and sand,” she said.

[hatidua]

Who among us hasn't done something in the past that upon reflection might have been better done differently?

[Great-Kazoo]

Who among us hasn't done something in the past that upon reflection might have been better done differently?

I don't throw stones at glass houses

[Sawin]

I don't throw stones at glass houses

That one time in high school when my girl friends dad was dropping me off at home, I wouldn't have leaned over to kiss her before getting out of his truck... but other than that, I've done pretty good "thinking before I act"...

[HoneyBadger]

Who among us hasn't done something in the past that upon reflection might have been better done differently?

True, but this is just BEGGING natural selection to take it's toll...

I don't venture out of town without my pack, let alone into the mountains. You never know what's going to happen and not being prepared is just tempting fate.

Same here, ESPECIALLY when I have HB Jr with me! I'm always packed to go camping!

[45XD]

+1
Lucky I survived high school, let alone lived long enough to have 3 kids...

[Wulf202]

+1
Lucky I survived high school, let alone lived long enough to have 3 kids...

Darwinism is just a theory...

[Irving]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-famil...ry?id=22560894

What the hell kind of fathers take three kids, aged 10 and under, out for a drive in the snow with no supplies?!?

The answer is provided three lines in. A father that names a kid "Megun," that's who.

[cstone]

The answer is provided three lines in. A father that names a kid "Megun," that's who.

Yeah, because anyone who has "gun" in their name must be evil and with a name like ME GUN, she is basically announcing to the world that she is a lethal weapon. She probably has a lot of hair and uses high capacity hair clips

[Teufelhund]

Glad everyone in this story made it out ok and some lessons were learned. A pack with "get me home" supplies is always under the back seat of my truck.

Yeah, because anyone who has "gun" in their name must be evil and with a name like ME GUN, she is basically announcing to the world that she is a lethal weapon. She probably has a lot of hair and uses high capacity hair clips

We named our boy Gunner. He's only two months now, but I'm expecting there will be a day he gets suspended from school under the zero tolerance policy.