20. Last Run in the Rio Grande (Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado)

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A group of young men roadtrip from Tennessee out west and arrive at a family member’s dude ranch in southern Colorado. One of the young men, being a competitive runner, open-­water swimmer, and obstacle-course racer, goes for a run near the ranch with his friend. Only one of the young men returns from that run and months later, his body is found less than two miles from where he was last seen.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_National_Forest
https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/find-a-forest/rio-grande-national-forest
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/riogrande/recreation
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/remains-discovered-colorado-believed-be-those-joe-keller-vanished-year-n607356
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/leave-no-trace/

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