72 Wednesday Devil’s Backbone State ForestThis was the first time Maggie had ever used her go-bag. Usually it sat in the corner of her office back behind the door. Every two or three months she updated or refreshed it. Now she was grateful she had stocked it so thoughtfully despite never using it. She had transferred some of the basics to a daypack—protein bars, Chapstick, Vicks VapoRub (which she had added since the Tanner’s double-wide), bottles of water, latex gloves, maglite and a lightweight rain jacket that rolled into a neat small tube.
She wore a T-shirt, hiking boots, jeans and a long-sleeve button-down shirt that she left unbuttoned with the sleeves rolled up. It had been a rainy summer, unseasonably cool, and though the sun was out, she wouldn’t be surprised to have a thunderst
