Warnings in the wilderness

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Warnings in the wilderness Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 129-133 (June 2001) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 “Badwater”: Lowest point in North America—282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. Death Valley National Park, California. Photo by Ken Zafren, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 129-133DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Warning sign. “Attention! No bathing in Shulamit Fall. Danger of falling rocks.” Wadi David National Park, Israel (Judean Desert). Photo by Ken Zafren, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 129-133DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Warning sign advising hikers to carry food and water. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Photo by Ken Zafren, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 129-133DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Warning sign advising hikers to carry water. Masada, Israel (Judean Desert). Photo by Ken Zafren, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 129-133DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Warning sign. “By order of the Ministry of Health. Contaminated water—no bathing.” Wadi David National Park, Israel (Judean Desert). Photo by Ken Zafren, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 129-133DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 Warning sign. “Caution—recent bear sightings in area.” Not far from the author's home. Chugach State Park, Alaska. Photo by Ken Zafren, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 129-133DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 7 Warning sign. “Attention! There are leopards on this reserve.” Wadi David National Park, Israel (Judean Desert). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 129-133DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0129:]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions