Wes Coffey
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It was probably three in the afternoon, but it felt like dusk.
In the deep timber, under the ridges, it gets dark fast.
We had maybe three hours of usable light.
We got to the bottom of the drainage around four.
There was a creek at the bottom, not a big one.
We stopped for maybe sixty seconds to drink and catch our breath.
That's when I heard the voice.
It came from the ridge above us, the one we'd just come down.
It was a man's voice, and it was calling my brother's name.
Cole.
Just that, once.
I looked at Cole.
Cole looked at me.
Cole.
Again, closer.
Here's what you need to understand.
Nobody knew we were out there.
Nobody.
We'd signed the trailhead register, but we hadn't told anyone our exact route.
Our wives knew we were in the bob.