Sent Kali that direction and she was in hot pursuit, as the single set of tracks turned into several. Crossed two arroyos with a purpose and we had to run to keep up.
As we crested the second hilltop, we saw her locked up on the arroyo edge. Sophia put up six Hungarian or grey partridge, but her second barrel failed her this time. Absolutely made Kali's day though - no thoughts about being 10 years old when there's a hot trail to follow!
On Jim's recommendation, we 4WDed up Iron Mountain to search for a Christmas tree. Took a few miles and we were the only folks to have gone that way since the snows, but Sophia found one she liked...
To quote Monty Python, "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay..." Hoisted it on top of UPLNDR for the 7-day, several thousand mile return trip to Helena.
Last stop of the day was Craters of the Moon Natl Monument, a lava flow caused by rifting rather than eruption. Great geologic displays inside the visitors' center that tie in perfectly with Mrs. Wiatrek's lesson plans, so Sophia was taking notes and photos. Truly eerie landscape, especially under the low clouds...
Looked more like Mars to me, but haven't actually been there since they don't have any upland bird species, so what do I know...
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