Trail is completely covered by snow, clouds and dense trees make navigation by geological landmarks impossible. Was lost for about 3 hours and backtracked, found trail and started heading the correct direction. Trail gone again, but now I'm going the right way. I'm scared, cold, and very tired. Camped in snow, on ledge, between 2 trees. Supposed to rain tomorrow. I really hope not. Took 1 hour to break camp this morning, cold, not thinking straight. Began walking SSE, no trail. No sign of trail all day. Made it to Hopkin's pass, then trouble.
Fog came down to about 4000 feet, I'm at 6000 feet. Sat down and cried and prayed for the weather to get better. Not sure where I am, gave it 2 hours to improve. I'm very scared, dont want to continue in the wrong direction and die. 9:30 weather got worse, I called 911. Sat down again and prayed, a lot. Weather so bad I don't know if helicopter can fly. All I think about is Kathryn, I wonder if she knows im in trouble, I wonder if she cares. Woodpeckers sounds like helicopters. Small avalanches all around. I begin to climb to the ridge to see if conditions are any better, but then a helicopter flies straight over my head. Make for clearer ground to wave red jacket frantically. They see me! I break down and cry, for relief? Embarrassment? Exhaustion? Air lifted out, I get a birds eye view of terrain I was trying to traverse, absolute insanity.
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