Former White House top chef found dead in New Mexico mountains

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Washington Post

Former White House top chef found dead in New Mexico mountains
By Lindsey Bever June 22 at 3:14 AM

Walter Scheib, the 61-year-old former White House executive chef who had been missing in New Mexico’s rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains for more than a week, was discovered dead late Sunday night by a search and rescue crew.

Scheib’s body was found nearly two miles from the Yerba Canyon Trail head in Taos, N.M., a town some 70 miles from Santa Fe.

“I know the trail itself has a pretty steep incline,” New Mexico State Police spokeswoman Sgt. Liz Armijo told The Washington Post. “It took a long time to get the body down. It was a very rugged, very steep and very slow-going process.”

Scheib was last seen setting out for a hike June 13. Days later, local police found his vehicle parked at the head of the Yerba Canyon Trail, a 4-mile path near Taos that ascends steadily gaining 3,700 feet in elevation, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The area is known for what the U.S. Forest Service describes as “some of the best trout fishing” in New Mexico. Local news reports said police believed he had intended to fish there.

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[Ichingcarpenter]

1. I know that trail and fished it in the 80s

Its not for the novice but easily doable, only caught one fish that was of legal size

[King_Klonopin]

2. Ever fish Cabresto Lake up in the mountains near Red River ?

I only caught little brook trout, but they were wild native fish. Cool stuff.
Nambe was pretty cool place to fish, too. NM is not the place to take a
fishing vacation, though I never tried the San Juan river.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Nope

looks pretty, but was never big on lake fishing
Spent more time in the upper part of the San Luis valley area, Taos is in my opinion the lower section of the valley.. Use to live in Alamosa so I explored the whole area and you are right about fishing in New mexico and I was born there

[pocoloco]

14. About four or five times although fishing wasn't my main reason for being there.

At 9000 feet it's a great place for a flatlander to become acclimated to elevation
on the way to Colorado's 14'ers from Oklahoma. Trout for breakfast, an ever higher
hike for several days, and Trout for supper!! I have backpacked the Latir Peak
Wilderness area.

The San Jaun below Navajo Lake holds Trophy Trout and not so many years ago
you might find yourself fishing next to Curt Gowdy!

The Rio de los Pinos is my idea of what a Trout stream should be. The Rio Grande
holds it's share of trout also.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

3. have a bad joke about this

He worked at the Whitehouse for most of the Clinton years, therefore Hillary must have pushed him off the mountain.

[OakCliffDem]

4. Alex Jones is at his keyboard at this very minute

Watch for it on Infowars any time now.

[47of74]

7. Along with the rest of the conservative idiots....

Look for rather tasteless and downright nasty comments to follow from teabaggers in comments sections of news media sites everywhere.

[frylock]

11. I've already seen the so-called Clinton death list on Facebook..

yes, idiots are pushing this.

[fasttense]

6. Sorry to hear about his passing

But it sounds like he was doing what he liked. There are worse ways to die.

[TwilightGardener]

8. Don't go out on rugged hikes alone, is the moral of the story.

RIP, sir.

[Arkana]

9. HILLARY KILLED HIM! #vincefostered

[Historic NY]

10. I saw him on a special NG (National Geographic) special...

he seemed down that he wasn't there anymore. Laura Bush the First Lady want more Texas style in the WH. and asked him to resign.

[Kelvin Mace]

12. Cue the RW tin-foil hat brigade in 3..2..1..

[IBEWVET]

13. The Enchanted circle is an awesome drive

The Vietnam memorial near Eagles nest is one of the most moving sites I have ever visited.

[Xolodno]

15. Always hike with a buddy...

...and if you don't, make sure its a well traversed trail and not too "technical"......And ALWAYS let a few people know where and when you're going and when you should be back.

[Jefferson23]

16. Poor guy..how sad. n/t