Hank and I got out this morning for a hike up the right side of the valley. My Fitbit says we went 7.35 miles, 15792 steps, the gps on my InReach says we got to 5608 feet up the mountain. We turned back because I cannot tell how tired Hank is when we are hiking. He goes as fast as he can until he has nothing left. We were at about 4 miles and my guess was another 1 to 2 miles to the top. That would add 2 to 4 miles to our outing and I decided 7 to 8 miles on our first day out was enough. I also have to watch out for his feet. The trails up the right side of the valley are all roads and I’m always concerned about the amount of time he has to walk on small crushed rock and larger rocks.
I marked a waypoint where we turned around.
We did the right thing turning around, Hank has been sleeping since we got back. He’ll lift his head when I go outside to make sure I don’t leave without him.