Sounds like they were above the tree line on a mountain. Not the best
of places to be hanging out. I recall that when we hiked in the
Rockies, there were specific times of the day when they said you
should avoid being above the tree line because the chances of getting
struck by lightning were significantly higher.

On 7/29/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> These guys are endangered species!
> 
> FRESNO, Calif. - Lightning struck a group of Boy Scouts taking shelter
> from a summer storm, killing the troop leader and critically injuring
> a 13-year-old scout, according to a ranger and the boy's parents.
> 
> http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=1&u=/ap/sequoia_lightning_death
> 
> 

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