▁the ▁camp ▁and ▁the ▁l umber ▁mill ▁were ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁she ▁looked ▁in ▁that ▁direction ▁and ▁sight ed ▁a ▁" small ▁sharp - point ed ▁hill ." ▁Histor ians ▁have ▁identified ▁this ▁from ▁her ▁account ▁as ▁H uer f ano ▁Hill , ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Hel vet ia . ▁Because ▁of ▁her ▁w ounds ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁blood , ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁days ▁L arc ena ▁craw led ▁the ▁ ▁back ▁to ▁camp . ▁She ▁surv ived ▁on ▁" se eds , ▁her bage ▁and ▁wild ▁on ions , ▁with ▁snow ▁water ▁to ▁drink ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁For bes , ▁" N ight ▁by ▁night ▁( un able ▁to ▁lie ▁on ▁her ▁back ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁w ounds ) ▁she ▁cr ouch ed ▁upon ▁her ▁kne es ▁and ▁arms ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁dream ed ▁of ▁food ; ▁but ▁when ▁in ▁her ▁sleep ▁she ▁reached ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁pot ▁of ▁be ans ▁before ▁her , ▁she ▁a wo ke ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁hands ▁cl utch ing ▁only ▁gra vel ." ▁One ▁day , ▁L arc ena ▁came ▁across ▁a ▁bear ' s ▁nest ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁sleep ▁there ▁but ▁she ▁knew ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁bad ▁idea ▁and ▁went ▁away . ▁Ten ▁days ▁after ▁her ▁" ter rible ▁journey " ▁began , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁she ▁clim bed ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁r idge ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁road ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁Mad era ▁C any on ▁and ▁the ▁camp . ▁H ear ing ▁the