The SPOT is an amazing device that you want to buy but never want to use. My father-in-law recently had to use his and it saved his life. SPOT wrote about it in their latest newsletter. A SPOT 911 Message and blinking LEDs Help Save Photographer View Original It all started as professional photographer Ed Cooley was pursuing his passion looking for the perfect shots in remote areas of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas when some unstable terrain sent[...]
Archive for October, 2009
Ed had three surgeries this week to repair his pelvis and his ankle. He now has some sweet x-rays at least.
This is an excerpt from a blog post titled Fall in the Ozarks–And a Fall in the Ozarks written by Bob Wyatt. He is another photographer that was in the area and helped out with the search and rescue operation. This is his self-portrait to the left. Arriving at the parking spot above Smith Cemetary close to Iceledo Gap about 1200 I made the walk down the very rough road. The was another car at my parking spot and a SUV/crossover[...]
Click Here To View All Posts About Ed and His Recovery First of all, our family would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support through this difficult matter. My father-in-law is a nature photographer that has traveled all over the United States and was currently working on a series of Arkansas’ beauty. He left his home in Rogers at about 3am Thursday to go to photograph Twin Falls in a remote area of the Ozark National Forest. The[...]
