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Print Max LeNail, a 21-year-old avid hiker and nature lover, frequented Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego. He drowned in January when a sudden storm swept him into the river. “He was crossing a river at the end of his hike, just five minutes from the parking lot, when he got stuck in a flash flood and hail storm,” said Ben LeNail about his son. To deal with their grief the LeNail family has spearheaded an initiative to build a bridge over the rocky spot where their son died in hopes of preventing other deaths. “It’s a very dangerous spot,” LeNail said. “There are many we...

To make it safe for other hikers.

Already have an account? Photo: Ben LeNail and Laurie Yoler On January 30, as I sat in the back seat of a car stuck in ski traffic, I tapped on an Instagram story from a college friend. It was a missing poster for my friend Max. Missing? I scrolled frantically for more information; a dozen of my friends had shared the same poster. Max had gone for a trail run in San Diego the day before, I learned, and he hadn’t come home.  As Backpacker’s skills and survival editor , I’ve seen far too many tragic stories that start the same way, but I’ve also seen plenty end happily. Max was an ...