Shadow Mountain Rockclimbing fiend

Adventure was fun on one's own, but doubled by a double. Casual and sprightly, the coyote sprang up onto the high road and Ishi took the low road — there wasn't enough room for them to walk side by side, but neither were likely attracted by such a cuddlesome arrangement anyway. So on they went, heading upwards, the coyote silhouetted blindingly above whenever Ishi glanced up at him.

The cliffside was bare, but a handy windbreak, and Ishi nipped from ridge to ridge, memorising the best way up and noting any landmarks... not that there were many, besides one big skeletal tree.

Soon they reached a zenith and stopped for a breather. Ishi sat neatly, and pushed his slim muzzle up to the cool breeze. They were gazing out over the East. I can see the top of Lost Creek Hollow from here, he observed, and that snakey river beyond it is Mudminnow River... I reckon those trees to the West of that could be Jade Fern Grove. He loved that he recognised so much! What about you, do you know any landmarks? he asked his companion.