4th Annual Hassey "Goat Vacation"

[Nanno]

Did the goats show any signs of missing their ole pal Pack Man?

Funny you should ask. There was definitely a kerfuffle in our little herd once Pac-Man was gone. Cuzco became very mean to Finn--unreasonably so--to the point where Finn wouldn't go in the trailer or truck if Cuzco was there first. When traveling in the open truck I had to make sure Cuzco was tied short and far from Finn because I was afraid he would actually try to shove Finn out while we were moving. Cuzco is not usually this mean to anyone, but he was establishing some very firm boundaries with the precocious Finn. Finn can't wait to be herd king and Cuzco knows it all too well. The best defense is a good offense, right? Cuzco was making sure that Finn knew beyond doubt that he had only climbed ONE rung up the pecking order ladder! 

Things always look prettier out in the desert after a rain. Did you know the San Rafael got 1 inch of rain a couple days after we left? The slot canyons would have been more exciting if we'd been there.

Funny you should mention this too... we actually went back to San Rafael on our way home from Escalante. We didn't stay long, but we took a short 2-3 hour hike up Little Wild Horse Canyon. I knew it had rained (that same storm hit us in Escalante), and there was still a good bit of water in the low places and puddles here and there. I'm happy it wasn't raining while we were in there though! I'm not interested in getting caught in a flash flood! You could still see how high the water had come up on the canyon walls, and I can only imagine how fast it was going in those narrow slots. Kinda scary!