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I eventually decided that Sputnik had been water-traumatized enough and we made our way back to shore.
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It was gratifying when he followed me willingly down to the waterside to pose for a photo. It's nice when training pays off!
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Finn was a lot more willing in his water lessons, and he took the courtesy of not splashing me like Sputnik had. Sputnik the drama king had a tendency to lift his front feet entirely out of the water and slap them down with each step, soaking both of us. Finn walked like a normal goat, which was a nice change.
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Some nice folks we met on the trail took photos of us and the goats.
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The trail was cool, damp sand and smooth rock the entire way, so I gave my sandals to Cuzco to carry almost as soon as we left the trailhead. He only dropped them in a few steep places where they slid off the back. For the entire five-mile trip he balanced those shoes carefully and never shook them off or tried to lose them on a tree branch. I loved hiking barefoot at the time, but I regretted it that evening. I forgot that when one walks barefoot, one places their feet differently and uses different muscles than when one wears shoes. It's been many years since I went such a long way in bare feet, and I felt it! I ached from the hips down and was glad for a soak in the hot tub that night!
10:6:15.9.jpg (Size: 51.97 KB / Downloads: 196)
It was gratifying when he followed me willingly down to the waterside to pose for a photo. It's nice when training pays off!
10:6:15.10.jpg (Size: 55.62 KB / Downloads: 192)
Finn was a lot more willing in his water lessons, and he took the courtesy of not splashing me like Sputnik had. Sputnik the drama king had a tendency to lift his front feet entirely out of the water and slap them down with each step, soaking both of us. Finn walked like a normal goat, which was a nice change.
10:6:15.11.jpg (Size: 48.69 KB / Downloads: 192)
Some nice folks we met on the trail took photos of us and the goats.
10:6:15.12.jpg (Size: 70.48 KB / Downloads: 191)
10:6:15.14.jpg (Size: 63.24 KB / Downloads: 192)
The trail was cool, damp sand and smooth rock the entire way, so I gave my sandals to Cuzco to carry almost as soon as we left the trailhead. He only dropped them in a few steep places where they slid off the back. For the entire five-mile trip he balanced those shoes carefully and never shook them off or tried to lose them on a tree branch. I loved hiking barefoot at the time, but I regretted it that evening. I forgot that when one walks barefoot, one places their feet differently and uses different muscles than when one wears shoes. It's been many years since I went such a long way in bare feet, and I felt it! I ached from the hips down and was glad for a soak in the hot tub that night!