CHAPTER 18
George examined the rock formation to see if it would do for shelter.
Last night he’d been too exposed in the bare woods to dare the risk of a fire but he was determined to find someplace more sheltered for this evening, since he’d be leaving the protection of the woods in the morning. There were springs alongside the ridge here, near its base, and he’d hoped to find a cave or at least some large rocks behind which he could make a small fire.
This overhang he was looking at would do, he thought, open to the north rather than the west, into the valley, and with a rock outcrop in front that would partially block it. If he kept the fire low, the reflection shouldn’t be noticeable. He hadn’t smelled woodsmoke all day, but he’d have to take a chance and hope his wouldn’t travel to
