“How come?” Sandy asked.
“Mike’s going to have a real problem to solve. How to portage around Cutthroat Rapids without doing any work.”
“Another portage,” groaned Mike.
“I wouldn’t advise trying to go through them,” Sandy remarked with a smile.
Mike grinned back at him. “Right!” he nodded. “There speaks a man of experience. Joe,” he said, suddenly changing the subject, “you ever been in the mountains above Mormon Crossing?”
“Sure, a couple of times.”
“What sort of country is it?”
“A lot wilder than what we’ve gone through. In places it gets above the timber line.”
“Good hunting?”
“The best. I can show you a rock bluff where you’ll see mountain goats every morning.”