Life

Cowboys came by and said they are missing 11 cows. Think some are down Kane Creek Canyon. We last saw a black cow about two weeks ago walking the road out to Jackson Hole so Jax and I head out but when we get there the water hole they were drinking out of is dry. I saw one fairly fresh scat and one fairly fresh footprint so I think the cow is out there but must be down by the river and that's full of tamarisk which tears your clothing and is pretty sharp. Despite that we took two trails down to the river but didn't find anything. Still a couple more to do. The next day when we returned to look again it appears like a foot race is coming through as there were ribbons and signs around. 

On our way back we ran into a Hayduker. Lucky Man taking his time down to Needles. Has hiked a lot of the famous trails so probably be ok. Said Needles Outpost is closed on Sunday so no need to get there until Monday.

Not quite caught up yet on paperwork and bookings but getting in hour to two hour hikes, sometimes with guests, sometimes without. Teresa and Lydia are starting to venture out on their own. We're deep in good people now and things are going pretty well. We've had two guests so far this year not make it and I think both times in the dark. Still out of three or four hundred guest trips numbers are pretty good so far.

Jax, Teresa, Lydia, and I hiked up on the mesa above the Fingers one day and inside the Fingers the next day. I'm getting a chance to appreciate this incredible place all over again.

Some pretty funny stuff this morning. Kobae who has been pissed off at the laundry room for a couple days and the washer and dryer, goes inside the room and crashes into the walls and the washing machine over and over. I have to leave the office and open his door and say "Hey, knock it off." Strangely he quits doing it. But this morning he came out, warmed up on the porch, walked in the kitchen and stared at the refrigerator. It was too soon to feed him. He went over to the drawers, grabbed one door knob with his mouth and pulled the drawer open, then let go. Collin walked over and with his foot pushed the drawer closed. Kobae grabbed it again and pulled it open. While Collin was making breakfast he and Kobae battled about whether the drawer should be open or closed. Finally a dog showed up. Kobae went out and chased it around the parking lot a bit, humped the stairs, and was in a pretty good mood the rest of the day.

Jax, Ranger (Collin's dog) and I hiked out towards the Wind Caves today. Ranger just runs and runs while Jax and I much more slowly enjoy the hike. When we got back, I think it was mid 80's today, Ranger put two feet in the water bowl. He tried to figure out how to get all four in but finally got two in good and then just soaked his feet.