He dismounted from Kidnapper and followed her on foot. Kidnapper followed 
him silently. They walked across the park for half a mile or so, and Hackworth 
kept his distance because when he got too close to her, the images in her hair 
bewildered his eyes. She took him to a wild stretch of beach where immense 
Douglas fir logs lay scattered around. As Hackworth clambered over the logs 
trying to keep up with the woman, he occasionally caught a handhold that 
appeared to have been carved by someone long ago.