thomas schultz has the details >> all i recall is seeing light and dirt, light and dirt >> 80-year-old hiking most of the pacific crest trail in washington, oregon, and in california he is also on the board of directors of oregon parks forever. but last month on a routine hike, valentine ended up 60 feet below a trail. he had been walking along just ten seconds earlier. >> i knew there was something wrong with my foot and my neck. >> a broken ankle and knee and fractured c-1 and c-2 vertebrae which are close to the school. >> it means it's bad. >> reporter: michael valentine is eric's son. he is also an emergency room nurse. after his fall, he began crawling up the side of the mountain to find help. >> i heard a voice calling "are you all right? and i shouted no, help >> reporter: a driver spotted valentine and soon waved down a boy scout troop in the river below. >> if no one saw him, it might have been a miserable night on the trail. >> reporter: scouts from eagle, idaho began administering first aid in value time who himself has been involved in scouts for more than 40 years, 20 as

action at what is actually neil avenue think schultz is taking me so many times theth los avenue. thomaseeled bird grade of the six core skirmishing only a few hundred yards in the baltimore pike. it has to be protected. aunt'ssu decision to shape to westminster and the actions with the pipe creek circular continued after theba battl ended. meade could not attack, counter attack of the sixth corps. he could not do it because the sixth corps scattered over the field with a protecting axis to the road. by extension the baltimore pike south of the battlefield. there on neil avenue in the north end of the battlefield. they been spread on all over. also cannot pursue a direct pursuit ofit lee. cannot begin a direct pursuit afterhe the battle because he is still operating under the orders to protect the baltimore and washington. if is to a gravities he'sg goig to put one of the cities at risk. we conclude by saying this. gettysburg is by the confederate. these battle plans are hotly debated and needs are not assigned from the sickles controversy they're not often discussed. to a certain extent

and the action at what's officially neal avenue and where dean schultz has taken me so many times, the lost avenue, right? that's thomas neal's brigade of the six corps skirmishing with elements of the stonewall brigade only a few hundred yards from the baltimore pike. it has to be protected. meade's decision to shape the ships, his base to westminster, and the subsequent actions that resulted from the pike creek circular, continued after the battle ended with the repulsive pickett's charge. meade could not attack counterattack with the sixth corps. he could not do it because the six corps is scattered over the field. they're protecting access to the tiny town road and by extension, the baltimore pike, south of the battlefield. and they're on neal avenue on the north end of the battlefield. they've been spread all over, and they're on culp's hill. meade also could not pursue a direct pursuit of lee. he could not begin a direct pursuit of lee after the battle because he's still operating under those orders to protect baltimore and washington if he's too aggressive, it's going to put one of those cities at risk. so let m