Want to share what I know of forts and ski mountains. Reports say the 2 guys in the woods were looking for a fort and went up the mountain.
From my years working at ski resorts I know some people build forts as party huts. They are called 420 huts, smoke cabins etc.. Its a place for party friendly people to stop during a run and smoke marijuana or drink a few beers together. They are used in summer time as well for mountain bike friendly resorts. Not saying this is what it is, but it fits the bill considering the location and description.
As for the gents being out there, whos to say. On one hand I think if my sister in law was missing I would be out there searching as well. On the other hand it looks suspicious. As far as the time, well I got the impression they were leaving not arriving at the time of questioning. It takes a while to hike a mountain, especially if you don't know where your going and your taking the hard way in the dark after work.
The circumstances and location make me wonder if this is a drop point for drugs. How she ended up in the water is beyond me. Perhaps she sampled the product on the way down. Perhaps said product was bad. Perhaps the toxicology report will tell more. Perhaps she met up with someone on the trail that knew of the drop location and wanted her product, then pushed her in the frigid water or worse. Lots of possibilities in this case
THE BLOOD could be old from a cut finger a month ago. There is no way of knowing. It could be from a perp who after killing her searched her car and found the baby. Could be she bonked him in the nose or cut him while fighting for her life. who knows
None of the above reasoning would help in the fact that the police were so sure she was forced from the car though.