Over the past two weeks it has been easy to understand the excitement in Will's voice each time we have talked with him. The calls are becoming fewer and farther between as he gets more comfortable on the trail. This morning's conversation was by far the most thrilling and one that I am thankful I was able to even have with my son!
Last night as Will and his hiking companions ended their day they were all tired. Too tired in fact to spend much time setting up camp. The bad weather looked imminent. As a group they agreed to nestled themselves inside a cave and out of the exposure to the elements. THis would save them valuable time and energy as they were able to just bed down, stay warm without unpacking. THeir morning would be easy. All they would need to do in the morning was roll out.
Everyone slept well. Probably because of the exhaustion from the hike that day. Will estimates Wednesday's hike to be around 16 to 17 miles. Early this morning before the sun rose, one of the other hikers was awaken by a noise in the cave. THe first thought was one of the other hikers had a terrible snore. As he continued to listen closely, he quickly discovered the sound was not a snore, nor was it human! He woke the other hikers, who by the way were sound asleep, and they were startled to find they had shared a cave that night with a BEAR!
The Bear obviously was moving slowly, quite possibly in a hibernation state. It moved slow enough for the hikers to get out quickly with incident or injury.
I have never heard the kind of excitement in anyone's voice as I did in Will's, as he called me shortly after 6 this morning to tell his story. I am thankful for their safety. But I am also thankful Will had the experience..... one he will never forget!
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