Matt hated starting an op tired. The tough part of the hunt was still ahead of them, the part that would require them to think on their feet, to react quickly and decisively. They couldn’t afford to make mistakes on this one. The margin of error was too narrow.
He turned back to his team. “Give me an update.”
Alice looked up from the map she had been bent over for the last three hours. “I think we’ve identified all usable tracks within the target area, but there are as many places they could veer off and still navigate.”
“Wouldn’t be easy, but it’s possible in the lower foothills,” the ranger added.
Matt spread his hands on the table to support his weight. “Let’s start with the most likely scenario.”
The ranger nodded. “I’m guessing he’ll cut up toward Storm Creek Pass trail. He could
