As luck would have it my phone has enough signal to make a call to Ranger Dispatch. A ranger is sent to pick up Craig. We are fortunate to be on a fire road that can relatively easily be reached by a 4WD truck. Ben stays with Craig. I hike ahead to catch up with Bill, who went ahead, and brief him on the situation. He is comfortably resting in a shaded area.
I continue to the junction where , after a short while I meet with the ranger, who gives me a ride back. When we meet Bill, I suggest he does not wait but hike out on his own. That’s exactly what he starts to do, after the ranger gives him an extra bottle of water., Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, Los Gatos, California, September 05, 2020, 15:18