I watched the dark form that was Daniel disappear around a rock ledge, and I waited. And waited. And waited. The wind would blow, and then stop, and then whip around. When it wasn’t blowing, I could hear the tiny ice crystals land softly on the snow piled around me. The sound was almost a musical tinkling.
Finally the dark form reappeared as Daniel worked his way toward me. I heard him shout, "f**k!"
As he got closer, he shouted, "This is the first time in my life I’ve ever been sorry to see the summit of a mountain!"
"What does that mean?"
Daniel came closer so he didn’t have to shout. "I could have sworn the cabin should be between where we are and the summit, but I didn’t see it. The only thing I think we can do at this point is follow the trail, which goes around the rock face to t
