Chapters 19 and 20 Summary

In Chapter 19, as Lon and Rick return, Carlile's camp is empty. Lon observes the condors then heads out to feed and watch them. When Lon is gone, Rick gets an idea. He takes the spotting telescope and goes out to Lizard Rock on the mountain bike to spy on Carlile. Rick becomes convinced Carlile's stolen artifacts are in Jasper Canyon, where they would be secure since the canyon is closed to the public. He slips into the Maze and finds a ridge where he can spy into Jasper Canyon. As he's about to give up, he spies Gunderson filling a box with small metal cylinders. He thinks they're pipe bombs, and he sees military rifles and other weaponry. Gunderson is in a cave only accessible by a plank temporarily set across a gap.

Rick gets lost coming back, as the storm...