Bill McDonnell was going crazy.Deer season had begun，but it was colder than usual.Up until his late 80s，Bill didn't mind hunting in sub-zero temperature，but he had become slow in the past few years.The snow-covered mountains of the Shenandoah Valley were no place for a 92-year-old.He knew it，but still wanted to get outside.It was about 7：30 a.m.，still far below zero when the sun shone through trees.Bill had strict instructions from his wife Joanna to be out of woods by 2 p.m.and home by 3 p.m. — plenty of time before sunset，in case he missed the deadline，which he often did.
    Not long into the hike，he came upon a path he didn't remember.Maybe this was a secret route to the king of all deer.He took it.It seemed that this path up the mountain had meandered （蜿蜒） quite a bit.After climbing to the top of a ridge （山脊），he figured that he could continue down into another valley for more hunt.But the farther he snaked down，the thinner and deeper it became.Before long，he was looking straight up from down the ravine （溝壑），which was higher than expected.
    He decided to climb back up，careful with each step.He kept pushing upward until finally he could rest at the top for a while.By the time he got going again，it was nearly 2：45 p.m.This time he saw a trail （小路） with white marks.He remembered his daughter had mentioned it before，which he thought might take him back home more quickly.
    He called his daughter，but she didn't remember the trail，begging him not to try that.Still he wanted to go on the trail. "I've got it figured out，" he said.Then suddenly he realized he was talking to the air.His phone had died.He dug into his pants for the GPS device and pushed the "ON" button.Nothing.He had forgotten to charge it.But nothing could discourage him from going on this trail.

Initially the trail seemed to be heading downward in the correct direction home.__________
The following morning.Bill had woken before dawn，continued down his trail and still imagined his wife s anxiety._____________________________________

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