I love mystery and disappearance shows and since learning about Garrett's case, I have done an astronomical amount of research on this case. And thought of every possible thing that could have happened! Considering no clothes, tracks, scent, fishing pole or any minute spec of Garrett was found there nothing makes sense. 1. Kidnapping doesn't make sense. There is only one way in and out and the nearest road is 3 miles away. Trying to drag him out would be nearly impossible. 2. If dad did it, then someone would have seen or heard something. Also. motive? 3. if Garrett got lost then he could not have gotten very far. Since the search started so soon, I don't see him getting far enough away to be missed by all the searchers. 4. If he fell down mine shaft, then at least a scent would have been found. And you'd think someone would come across the shaft too. My Theory. Garret used the secluded area as an opportunity to escape a bad life. Who knows what was going on behind closed doors. Kids have left bad lives before. It's not an impossible thing to happen. Unfortunately, unless Garrett pops up somewhere or his remains are found the world will never know. I am hoping he's out there somewhere living the life he wanted.
I'm of the same school of thought. It's baffling. Originally, I discussed other theories in the last segment, but I was completely attacked in the comments for thinking such things. It was overwhelming, so I removed those segments. I still hold to my own (deleted) theory. Thanks for the input & great insight.
It's amazing to take these trips with you. I've camped at Mirror Lake and Trial Lake a lot but never been in the back country except Lambert Meadows, Wolf Creek and Duchesne Ridge. When I watch your videos, I recognize places like Heartbreak Ridge, Marsell Peak and many of the lakes as if I've been there. I often look at the Google maps of those areas. I actually think I could avoid getting lost if I were in those areas by using Bald Mountain and Reid's Peak as a landmark compass. Thank you for making me feel like I've been to those places.
Wow, 20 years already! His poor family and his friends who were with him on that trip. So,heartbreaking not having answers. Since this is a long video, I'll be watching in bits & pieces... Great job keeping his memory alive.
Yeah, it's a long one. I'll probably never put one together like this again, but I felt like he needed something special on the anniversary. I can't imagine what this day has been like for his family and friends 💔
I kinda still stand by my theory that Garrett might have slipped under the soggy grass into a muddy bog of deep dark brackish water and drowned when he couldn't orient himself in the murky water as to what was up or down. I know those little dark deep pools that exist under the grass because my brother and I played around them in Lambert Meadows, not too far from there. We used to jump over them only to have the grass give way under our feet dropping us into a little deep pool of swampy water. Thanks for keeping his memory alive.
Having just hiked to Cutthroat yesterday, I can say this does make sense. At some points I had to use my pole in front of me so I wouldn't fall in a deep stream that was covered in grass. My questions though are why did the dogs not find any of his scent up there?
@@hilgi2003 how soon were the dogs brought in...before or after the rain? I've seen dogs lose a scent at the edge of water. As brutal as it may sound, Garrett could have slipped into a murky pond that turned black with silt and then disappeared into a deeper underground channel covered with a grass roof. That could explain him yelling 'Dad' as he went in. Kids will investigate these things when parents aren't watching cause me and my brother did in Lambert Meadows. Nobody would expect a dog to 'alert' on top of a piece of grass that appeared to be solid so they'd likely move on. If I had been there, I would have focused solely on those deep murky ponds and possible channels under the surrounding grasses. Those channels are there like caves and some are very deep. Years later, I was tubing the Provo River when the river made a swift turn around a corner near Deseret Industries. My tube tipped over and I was swept under the bank. I was rolling in the darkness and had no concept of what was up or down. I got tangled in a mass of stringy tree roots that were underwater. Luckily, the swift water spit me out. We wore Keds at that time...nothing fancy. When I surfaced, my friends dragged me to shore and my shoes were gone. I've not been back in that river since. Had I been alone and got permanently tangled in the roots, nobody would have ever known my fate.
@@hilgi2003 He wasn't in a formal camp. Several parents/leaders were with this small group of scouts. His father and older brother were there. You have to understand that they were camped at the edge of a meadow surrounded on three sides by low access. Above the meadow was the larger lake that had multiple campers who could hear the searchers calling out for Garrett. Another direction was back to the lake where Garrett left his father fishing. Garrett got his feet wet and it was 8 am when he headed back to camp to change his socks. Nobody saw him come back to camp. On another side of that basin is a hillside covered with rocks and boulders so there's only one direction he could have wandered away before cold wet weather set in that night. Garrett had had Scout training. I worked with an attorney at the time who went to church with the Bardsley family. It was heartbreaking.
This disappearance makes me really sad, thank you for covering it!
I love mystery and disappearance shows and since learning about Garrett's case, I have done an astronomical amount of research on this case. And thought of every possible thing that could have happened! Considering no clothes, tracks, scent, fishing pole or any minute spec of Garrett was found there nothing makes sense. 1. Kidnapping doesn't make sense. There is only one way in and out and the nearest road is 3 miles away. Trying to drag him out would be nearly impossible. 2. If dad did it, then someone would have seen or heard something. Also. motive? 3. if Garrett got lost then he could not have gotten very far. Since the search started so soon, I don't see him getting far enough away to be missed by all the searchers. 4. If he fell down mine shaft, then at least a scent would have been found. And you'd think someone would come across the shaft too. My Theory. Garret used the secluded area as an opportunity to escape a bad life. Who knows what was going on behind closed doors. Kids have left bad lives before. It's not an impossible thing to happen. Unfortunately, unless Garrett pops up somewhere or his remains are found the world will never know. I am hoping he's out there somewhere living the life he wanted.
I'm of the same school of thought. It's baffling. Originally, I discussed other theories in the last segment, but I was completely attacked in the comments for thinking such things. It was overwhelming, so I removed those segments. I still hold to my own (deleted) theory. Thanks for the input & great insight.
@utahsteveoutdoors the self disappearance theory is the only one that makes even remote sense to me. It's strange that others didn't like that.
It's amazing to take these trips with you. I've camped at Mirror Lake and Trial Lake a lot but never been in the back country except Lambert Meadows, Wolf Creek and Duchesne Ridge. When I watch your videos, I recognize places like Heartbreak Ridge, Marsell Peak and many of the lakes as if I've been there. I often look at the Google maps of those areas. I actually think I could avoid getting lost if I were in those areas by using Bald Mountain and Reid's Peak as a landmark compass. Thank you for making me feel like I've been to those places.
You are so welcome. I'm happy to bring them to you as long as I'm able
Wow, 20 years already! His poor family and his friends who were with him on that trip. So,heartbreaking not having answers.
Since this is a long video, I'll be watching in bits & pieces...
Great job keeping his memory alive.
Yeah, it's a long one. I'll probably never put one together like this again, but I felt like he needed something special on the anniversary. I can't imagine what this day has been like for his family and friends 💔
I kinda still stand by my theory that Garrett might have slipped under the soggy grass into a muddy bog of deep dark brackish water and drowned when he couldn't orient himself in the murky water as to what was up or down. I know those little dark deep pools that exist under the grass because my brother and I played around them in Lambert Meadows, not too far from there. We used to jump over them only to have the grass give way under our feet dropping us into a little deep pool of swampy water.
Thanks for keeping his memory alive.
Having just hiked to Cutthroat yesterday, I can say this does make sense. At some points I had to use my pole in front of me so I wouldn't fall in a deep stream that was covered in grass. My questions though are why did the dogs not find any of his scent up there?
@@hilgi2003 how soon were the dogs brought in...before or after the rain? I've seen dogs lose a scent at the edge of water. As brutal as it may sound, Garrett could have slipped into a murky pond that turned black with silt and then disappeared into a deeper underground channel covered with a grass roof. That could explain him yelling 'Dad' as he went in. Kids will investigate these things when parents aren't watching cause me and my brother did in Lambert Meadows. Nobody would expect a dog to 'alert' on top of a piece of grass that appeared to be solid so they'd likely move on. If I had been there, I would have focused solely on those deep murky ponds and possible channels under the surrounding grasses. Those channels are there like caves and some are very deep.
Years later, I was tubing the Provo River when the river made a swift turn around a corner near Deseret Industries. My tube tipped over and I was swept under the bank. I was rolling in the darkness and had no concept of what was up or down. I got tangled in a mass of stringy tree roots that were underwater. Luckily, the swift water spit me out. We wore Keds at that time...nothing fancy. When I surfaced, my friends dragged me to shore and my shoes were gone. I've not been back in that river since. Had I been alone and got permanently tangled in the roots, nobody would have ever known my fate.
@@lynnetterose5333 That I don't know. Also, who other than the father saw him in the campground?
@@hilgi2003 He wasn't in a formal camp. Several parents/leaders were with this small group of scouts. His father and older brother were there. You have to understand that they were camped at the edge of a meadow surrounded on three sides by low access. Above the meadow was the larger lake that had multiple campers who could hear the searchers calling out for Garrett. Another direction was back to the lake where Garrett left his father fishing. Garrett got his feet wet and it was 8 am when he headed back to camp to change his socks. Nobody saw him come back to camp. On another side of that basin is a hillside covered with rocks and boulders so there's only one direction he could have wandered away before cold wet weather set in that night. Garrett had had Scout training. I worked with an attorney at the time who went to church with the Bardsley family. It was heartbreaking.