The cats and I are now warm and cozy in LA. The chickens are warm and cozy in a palatial coop in Costa Mesa - I'll collect them when the temporary coop I ordered arrives in LA.
I was so drenched and filthy by the time I got off the mountain that I took off my shoes and socks and stood barefoot on a gas station parking lot because that was cleaner.
How I made it out is a thrilling tale involving tweakers at midnight. I will tell it tomorrow.