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08-07-2018, 08:06 AM
I turned the goats loose after breakfast and Sputnik soon settled himself on a sunny little perch on a mossy rock.
This morning I waited until the llama saddling was well underway before I began packing up my goats.
But it didn't matter. Soon my goats and I settled back down while Alexa and Gayle wrestled with Tuvoc and Spot. Tuvoc kept kicking while Spot turned saddling into a full-fledged rodeo. When she wasn't bucking, charging, and spinning, she was laying down in protest.
Even hyper-active Petunia took the opportunity to nap a little longer.
Things went much better once we got underway. Spot realized we were headed back the way we came and she stopped dragging on the rope.
Gayle was even able to tie Spot to Tuvoc without wearing the 18-year-old llama out.
The trip out ended up being much easier than the trip down, despite the uphill climb. We stopped wasting time searching for a trail and instead we stuck to the creek bank. We crossed and re-crossed the creek many times to stay on firm footing. I imagine this valley is pretty tedious during a wet year. In fact, I wonder if the trail was obliterated last summer when we had so much rain.
It was a beautiful hike now that the sun was out and we weren't in a hurry.
This morning I waited until the llama saddling was well underway before I began packing up my goats.
But it didn't matter. Soon my goats and I settled back down while Alexa and Gayle wrestled with Tuvoc and Spot. Tuvoc kept kicking while Spot turned saddling into a full-fledged rodeo. When she wasn't bucking, charging, and spinning, she was laying down in protest.
Even hyper-active Petunia took the opportunity to nap a little longer.
Things went much better once we got underway. Spot realized we were headed back the way we came and she stopped dragging on the rope.
Gayle was even able to tie Spot to Tuvoc without wearing the 18-year-old llama out.
The trip out ended up being much easier than the trip down, despite the uphill climb. We stopped wasting time searching for a trail and instead we stuck to the creek bank. We crossed and re-crossed the creek many times to stay on firm footing. I imagine this valley is pretty tedious during a wet year. In fact, I wonder if the trail was obliterated last summer when we had so much rain.
It was a beautiful hike now that the sun was out and we weren't in a hurry.