first hike of spring

The snow was still knee-deep in places, and of course, we gots these here children, so we won no distance awards at .6 miles in 90 minutes, but we found a deer trail that had been packed down well enough to at least get out into the hills. We saw an abundance of wildlife on our evening drive and hike. A raccoon, graciously treed by Kaladi for our viewing pleasure, a golden eagle, other colorful birds, hundreds of deer, a skunk, and evidence of a porcupine (in Kaladi's nose and lip), which provided Jason and his Leatherman with a nice evening chore.