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, answer the following question.
What may be the reason our spirits were dampened ?


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