at the first sign of oncoming seasonnormally her scent intensifying , though sometimes her hearing , and some seasons even her eyesight ( subtle , that one , creeping up on you like that ) she would calmly finish off what she was doing : days work , visit , shopping , whatever , then go home , get her already prepared backpackat the ready since mid-february : food , books , medical supplies , gun , ammunition , clothes , sleeping bag , thermal blanket , and other needed odds and endslock her apartment ( after making doubly , triply sure shadow wasnt inside ) , get on her bike , and head for the san bernardino mountains .