Steve turned to walk back down the trail and there was Mouse. He almost tripped over the dog, he was that close. How that dog could walk up to him without him knowing it he"d never know.
He walked through the brush and started down the trail. The dog had gone ahead of him and he caught a glimpse of the wolf about twenty feet or so ahead of the dog going back down the trail. Hell he thought, they had both been there with him. He had been so intrigued with everything up there that he just hadn"t noticed them sneaking up behind him. He had to watch more closely.
After reaching the bottom he headed north on up the valley, seeing more game trails and overhangs where a person could get out of the weather if need be.
Skirting around the high wall to the end of the valley, he noticed a sandy ar
