39 Devil’s Backbone State ForestSusan Fuller had spent another day walking around in circles. And again, after hours of watching the shed from up on the rocks and from behind the trees, she returned.
Earlier she had spent hours investigating a new trail she stumbled upon. This one was so overgrown in parts that she was worried it would end abruptly, and she would be lost in the middle of the forest. The sky still bulged with thick gray clouds making it impossible for her to get a sense of direction. If only she could see the sunrise she’d know which way was east. She had convinced herself that it would make a difference, but she knew for a fact, it wouldn’t tell her how to get out of this godforsaken forest.
Twice she had slipped on the mud and the wet underbrush, knocking her off her fe
