08.11.10

morning run:
Alice
Lucy
Ginger
Gracie
Shirley
Godzilla
Molly
(7)

Turned out to be a good group. Alice was scared of a group of cows early; we had to slog around them in the charco so that she couldn't see them through the bushes... if she can't see it, she can't be scared of it. Past that we did half of the long and winding road, just like 05.11.10, but in the opposite direction. We went out like we were going to the hidden trail via the northern charcos, but we kept heading north, slogged across the rump of that charco and hit the trail that leads to the road. We then took it east to the road to playa maya; on two occasions I got crossed up a bit, since things look different when you're going in the opposite direction. However, we persevered and slogged our way through to the north/south playa maya route, turned south and came home via the charcos (Lucy likes to swim so much). We took the short-cut home from the intersection where the crossing is still under water past my hip. The dogs were adorable as they huffed and puffed their way across, and Lucy truly showed her mettle: she hit the water last (she was getting tired of all that damned running), and ended up on the other side first. A warrior at heart.
GRADE: A