It was a great hike, just a little bit too much for our first outing of the year. The estimated distance is 6-8 miles.
The crowd we were with walks a bit faster than I normally do. This reminded me that you should really time your stops before a goat quits. You don't want to teach them that they can stop a hike by laying down. When I am by myself we have a slower pace, and more regular stops to catch a breath. Herb sets a pretty good pace and I understand he nearly ran back to camp. Perhaps his dog wasn't the only one who had the runs? ;-)
Oh, yeah. It is a good idea to have a spare goat or two. You can shuffle the load around a bit if you need to.
Those are great pictures and narrative!! Thanks.
The crowd we were with walks a bit faster than I normally do. This reminded me that you should really time your stops before a goat quits. You don't want to teach them that they can stop a hike by laying down. When I am by myself we have a slower pace, and more regular stops to catch a breath. Herb sets a pretty good pace and I understand he nearly ran back to camp. Perhaps his dog wasn't the only one who had the runs? ;-)
Oh, yeah. It is a good idea to have a spare goat or two. You can shuffle the load around a bit if you need to.
Those are great pictures and narrative!! Thanks.
