# T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve, commonly called Carlton Reserve, is a large Sarasota County natural area used for hiking, biking, horseback riding, paddling, and primitive camping. Sarasota County reports more than 100 miles of trails. ## Journal context [[Journal - The Pen-and-Paper Trap]] identifies Carlton Reserve and adjoining/connected [[Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park]] as the natural-area complex Bryant later associated with a circa-2021 effort by [PERSON REDACTED] to persuade him to go to a reserve to “escape the hackers.” The entry recalls repeated pressure, urgency, and a suggestion that he pack a backpack. ## Independently verified public context The [FBI’s January 21, 2022 final investigative update](https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/denver/news/press-releases/fbi-denver-provides-final-investigative-update-on-gabrielle-petito-case) records recovery of Brian Laundrie’s vehicle from the Carlton Reserve/Myakkahatchee Creek Park area and the later recovery of his remains in the search area. [Sarasota County’s facility record](https://www.scgov.net/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/604/41) confirms the reserve’s formal and common names. ## Archival assessment The month-long urgent push toward this particular reserve to “escape the hackers,” combined with pressure to abandon technology, opposition to recording and witnesses, and a suggestion to pack a backpack, was fucking weird. The reserve’s verified role in the later public search made it even stranger.