Jake

I got to know Aaron's colleagues a little better. The two guys were Steve, the hairy guy, and Miles, the cameraman.

I got to know Aaron's colleagues a little better. The two guys were Steve, the hairy guy, and Miles, the cameraman.

they were nice enough guys i guess but what was kind of annoying was that miles would occasionally film me in the group even though we weren't supposed to be in the documentary the maroon-haired girl in their group was sophie the two of us got along really great and we talked about what it was like for each of us back home

they were nice enough guys i guess but what was kind of annoying was that miles would occasionally film me in the group even though we weren't supposed to be in the documentary the maroon-haired girl in their group was sophie the two of us got along really great and we talked about what it was like for each of us back home

Sophie was actually raised in the Appalachians in a family of all boys and already knew how to use a firearm by the time she was 10. Even though we were completely different people, I really cared for her because like me, she clearly didn't have the easiest of upbringings. As I noticed under her tattoos were a number of scars.

Sophie was actually raised in the Appalachians in a family of all boys and already knew how to use a firearm by the time she was 10. Even though we were completely different people, I really cared for her because like me, she clearly didn't have the easiest of upbringings. As I noticed under her tattoos were a number of scars.

A creepy little quirk she had was whenever we heard an unusual noise, she would rather casually say the same thing. If you see something, no you didn't. If you hear something, no you didn't. We had been hiking through the jungle for a few hours now and there was still no sign of the mysterious trail.

A creepy little quirk she had was whenever we heard an unusual noise, she would rather casually say the same thing. If you see something, no you didn't. If you hear something, no you didn't. We had been hiking through the jungle for a few hours now and there was still no sign of the mysterious trail.

Aaron did say all we needed to do was continue heading northwest and we would eventually stumble upon it. But it was by now that our group was beginning to complain as it appeared we were making our way through just a regular jungle. that wasn't even unique enough to be put on a tourist map. What were we doing here? Why weren't we on our way to Hu City or Ha Long Bay?

Aaron did say all we needed to do was continue heading northwest and we would eventually stumble upon it. But it was by now that our group was beginning to complain as it appeared we were making our way through just a regular jungle. that wasn't even unique enough to be put on a tourist map. What were we doing here? Why weren't we on our way to Hu City or Ha Long Bay?

These were the questions our group was beginning to ask, and although I didn't say it out loud, it was now what I was asking. But as it turned out, we were wrong to complain so quickly. Because less than an hour later, ready to give up and turn around, we finally discovered something.

These were the questions our group was beginning to ask, and although I didn't say it out loud, it was now what I was asking. But as it turned out, we were wrong to complain so quickly. Because less than an hour later, ready to give up and turn around, we finally discovered something.

In the middle of the jungle, cutting through a dispersal of sparse trees, was a very thin and narrow outline of sorts. It was some kind of pathway. A trail. We had found it. Covered in thick vegetation, our group had almost walked completely by it, and if it wasn't for Haley, stopping to tie her shoelaces, we may still have been searching.

In the middle of the jungle, cutting through a dispersal of sparse trees, was a very thin and narrow outline of sorts. It was some kind of pathway. A trail. We had found it. Covered in thick vegetation, our group had almost walked completely by it, and if it wasn't for Haley, stopping to tie her shoelaces, we may still have been searching.

Clearly, no one had walked this pathway for a very long time, and for what reason, we did not know. But we did it. We had found the trail, and all we needed to do now was follow wherever it led us.

Clearly, no one had walked this pathway for a very long time, and for what reason, we did not know. But we did it. We had found the trail, and all we needed to do now was follow wherever it led us.

I'm not even sure who was the happier to have found the trail, Aaron and his colleagues, who reacted as though they made an archaeological discovery, or us, just relieved this entire day was not for nothing. Anxious to continue along the trail before it got dark, we still had to wait patiently for Aaron's team.

I'm not even sure who was the happier to have found the trail, Aaron and his colleagues, who reacted as though they made an archaeological discovery, or us, just relieved this entire day was not for nothing. Anxious to continue along the trail before it got dark, we still had to wait patiently for Aaron's team.

But because they were so busy filming their documentary, it quickly became too late in the day to continue. The sun in Vietnam usually sets around 6pm, but in the interior of the forest, it sets a lot sooner. Making camp that night, we all pitched our separate tents.

But because they were so busy filming their documentary, it quickly became too late in the day to continue. The sun in Vietnam usually sets around 6pm, but in the interior of the forest, it sets a lot sooner. Making camp that night, we all pitched our separate tents.