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I was alone and out of sight when Darren's voice tore through this old resting place. "Dad - Come here." As I was moving closer to where he was - hidden by an eroded wash, he said again... "They got some new guys here." There in the shadows of the protecting oaks was a shining slab of newly cut stone. Indeed it was a "new guy". As unreal as it seemed, there were some people that had been buried here recently. My mind spun as I immediately had visions of what it would take to get a body back here. We stood for a moment, then turned and silently walked out into the sunlight once again. As we freed ourselves from the gloom of that hidden place and continued our walk, Darren and I found that the day had turned into one of those golden edged moments in time. Cicadas, annoyed by our passage, saluted us with their shrill song, while the mid morning sun was finding its way past dark green leaves and warmed the ground still cold from the damp night. As we settled into the old trail, we watched for other signs. Return to Adventure Two Map
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