You have to start somewhere, 1st "real" hike!

[WNC Goater]

Okay, don't laugh but I'm really proud of my little guys. They're not quite 5 months old and we did our first real hike today. We covered about 4 1/2 miles and they did great. I even tied them in a string and they did just fine though they were "walked down" a bit by then. Otherwise we likely would have had a train wreck! I was proud of my daughter too, going the whole distance without complaining. We examined deer tracks and the difference from goat tracks, found turkey tracks, and the highlight of the day, some bear tracks! We went into a logged over area and followed an easy gravel logging road. I took the goats there last week but it was hot and I headed back when they started panting like dogs. Here's some pictures:














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Overall we had a great time. The goats seemed to enjoy it too and I was very pleased at how they did. I can hardly wait until we can start packing with them though there will be many more fun hikes before. We came home with tired goaties. They just lay around all afternoon, chewing their cud.