“Which means that if we decide against abandoning the kayaks and hiking back, we’ll need to proceed downriver with a lot more caution, stopping at every bend to check ahead and gauge what we’re up against. And that means,” I added, now glaring at her, “this could take longer than four days. Have you ever thought that if we got hurt out here, or lost, or whatever, the rangers would be looking for us on the actual planned route? They won’t think to look here!”
EXACTLY!!!
