Tuesday Hike with Kobae

Returning from town Tom opens Kobae's gate and they are off for their daily hike. As the day heats up Kobae has been a man on fire for the last fifteen minutes almost running at times. Finally he finds what he's been searching for. Shortly after resuming hiking the sun comes out behind the clouds and the day heats right up again and Kobae's luck continues. Enjoying Kobae's playing in the water hole for 30 minutes or so Tom has not kept track of how much daylight he has left and has forgotten his head lamp. Once it gets dark Kobae will not move and now it's a race against the setting sun to get him back before spending the night in the desert or hiking back to get the truck and returning to try and pick him up and put him in the back. A half mile from the lodge Kobae is done but the combination of Tom clicking his cell phone light every 30 seconds and the full moon rising over the Anti-Cline gets Kobae motivated to continue the hike and at 8:30pm with the very bright light of a desert moon behind them Kobae and Tom return to the lodge.