Chapter 15
B
en had walked as fast as he could, partly in fear, partly in a daze, and partly just to get somewhere that seemed safe. He was lucky that he took the Boundary Trail, and he was eating things along the path, edible plants and berries that Heather had shown him. There was plenty of food to be had in the mountains if you knew where to look. He would head to shelter at the abandoned tungsten mine. Someone would find him there, as hikers always stopped to look at the old mine building. As he walked past an open area, he stopped to collect handfuls of huckleberries. His hands were stained purple from the juice. The sugar gave him energy and eating calmed him a little. He would not have known anything about huckleberries or other edible plants except for Craig, his father figure wh
