What age to start hiking? packing?

[IdahoNancy]

You'll find this learning curve will vary with the character of the goat. 2 of mine figure their total width quickly. My class clown, the daffy goat, takes much more time figuring the width and is likely to knock someone over inadvertently. He is not dumb but it seems somethings just don't click with him, like he suddenly just got wider and doesn't fit between trees.