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I think I found my limits with goats. Off trail deadfall bush whacking in the steep stuff was maybe too much. Took me about 4.5 hours to cover maybe 3 miles. Had to really pick out spots and with wet logs from a drizzle we all struggled with footing. Was trying to get around some private to access a high basin and failed. Turned out the open area I saw on onx was actually cliff. Did my first solo overnight trip with the goats, which was successful, even if the route was too much.



Also took Gunnar off the injured reserve list and took him out anyway for his first overnighter. He did fine and I might be seeing signs of his pasterns strengthening.



Getting up in those basins looks so easy from here:


Also been doing some occasional dawn hikes up and out of this canyon for conditioning