A wetland scientist, working in the woodlands of Eastern Pennsylvania, reflects on her experiences while a domestic terrorist and murderer is roaming in the same area.
"Hi, Lon. Since you live in Pennsylvania, you may appreciate my reflections.
You may remember that back in 2014 a man named Eric Frein ambushed two Pennsylvania State Troopers, killing one, before fleeing into the woods, armed and intent to cause trouble, and beginning an almost 50-day manhunt in the wet forests of eastern Pennsylvania.
That part of Pennsylvania is a beautiful but treacherous land. It's rolling, gentle hills with thickets of scrub and hidden bogs. There are a million swamps to traverse, and some of those hills are secretly just piles of shale waiting to slide out from your feet. The tree cover is dense, and you cannot walk a straight line for fifty feet.
Mr. Frein knew this land well, you see, and it's why he dodged a massive manhunt for about six weeks, often teasing the trackers and their dogs. He laid traps, stored weapon caches, and generally relived 'Rambo' but with way less fighting.
I was working as a wetland scientist scouting out a proposed path for a natural gas pipeline through that land during the middle of the manhunt. In the very same forests that Mr. Frein hid in. So we were in the woods being stopped by search teams, buzzed by helicopters, and, in all likelihood, crossing old trails laid by Mr. Frein himself.
When the pipe bomb traps hit the news, I spent every moment scanning the forest floor for tripwires. It was a frightening experience at odds with that land in early autumn. The bushes in the swamp started to turn fiery red while the leaves went orange and yellow. The air is crisp and there's enough green for it to stand out. Everything is covered in a light mist in the morning that burns off by lunchtime, and the sun is clear and warm.
There is nothing so off-putting as standing in radiant beauty believing you are in absolute peril. It was the most frightening period of my life." P
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