A nice day, so I took two of my pack goats, Adam and Albert for a day hike on the east bank Baker lake trail. We started from the southern trailhead and went as far as Maple Grove campground.
Adam and Albert doing a little trimming along the trail
The trail is in good shape. There was one large maple tree down across the trail about 1/3 mile before Maple Grove, which we managed to duck/crawl under.
Adam and Albert starting across the Anderson creek foot log.
On the way back Albert started across the Anderson creek foot log. When he got about half way, he changed his mind, turned around and came back. I then lead them across one at a time.
Beautiful day.
Good question, not a simple answer. So, packing with two goats is a bit easier than three; particularly when we meet dogs or horses on the trail...easier to manage the situation.
And, I've started taking Grant out with Buddy. Buddy follows well on a lead, but off lead he has sometimes started to head back to the trail head instead of follow me...not what I want. So, it's basically a goat training / management experiment.
I've been packing with pack goats for 18 years, but I've only had Adam, Grant, Albert, and Buddy for a year; so we are very much still in the training / learning what they will do phase.
Fantastic old growth along that trail. Thanks for the views Perry.
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