A hiker who endured four days with a broken leg and no food and shelter in the remote southern Utah high desert says her faith and medical background helped her pull through the ordeal. Grover set out on a short day hike Tuesday from Hell's Backbone Road, and broke her leg on the return hike while jumping off a 4-foot ledge about two miles from the trailhead. Grover said while she experienced hunger and severe pain, the worst part of the ordeal was the boredom and freezing nighttime temperatures she confronted. A cold front pushed overnight temperatures to the low to mid 30s throughout most of her ordeal, said Mike Ahlstrom, a member of the Garfield County sheriff's search and rescue team. While Grover had only intended to do about a six-mile roundtrip hike, Ahlstrom said, it was challenging because it was on an unmarked, unmaintained trail over rugged terrain featuring slot canyons and pine- and juniper-covered ridges. [...] the boredom was "incredible," and she played mind games and recited poetry to help pass the time until rescuers arrived.
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