>>2798391Appalachians are extremely forested. Easy to get lost in, easy to go missing in, easy to get raped in, easy to get murdered in without being noticed. Appalachians also for the most part are away from most of the big east coast hubs. It's mostly rural people, small towns.
Out west the worst thing that could happen to you is if you manage to get lost below treeline, which would be impressive, or dense fog hits / blinding snow storm, etc while above tree line
