To top it off , none of the riders could get a worthwhile signal on their cell phones . That 's technology for you . While we were standing there shivering and wringing water out of our leather gloves , our spirits dampened , Delegate Bodie pointed to the south . " That 's the part of the mountain that 's considered sacred , " he said . " That 's where we make our offerings .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: What may be the reason our spirits were dampened ?
Options:
- We were shivering so badly that we were unable to communicate with one another .
 - We were stuck in the high country with no connection to the outside world .
 - None of the above choices .
 - We fell in the ice cold river and were wet from head to toe .


We were stuck in the high country with no connection to the outside world .