Practice search for Komu at Point Defiance

It started raining just in time for this search, making for perfect conditions. A half hour before the search it was too hot and dry:
Now for Tacoma, WA (98421)

Temp: 67F
Feels like: 67F
Cloudy
Humidity: 59%
Wind: WSW at 6 mph
Updated: 7/12/11 7:05 PM PDT

Just as we started, the rain created ideal conditions:
Now for Tacoma, WA (98421)

Temp: 61F
Feels like: 61F
Rain Shower
Humidity: 81%

Wind: WSW at 8 mph

Updated: 7/12/11 8:25 PM PDT

Apparently Kelsy worked one loop of the trail backwards, and she cut off another loop of Komu's trail.  Other than that, she worked this day-old trail pretty well.  We came upon a deer, standing there looking at us about 30 feet ahead, and that distracted Kelsy.  It took me a couple of minutes to get her focused on Komu's trail again.  Fortunately I saw the dear and knew that was what was getting her all excited, so I was able to correct her and get her back on track.

I knew the start point, which was also the end point, but I didn't know where the rest of the trail went in between.  Jessica followed my progress on Glympse, a GPS program, so that she could call me if Kelsy went too far astray.  She never had to call.  Kelsy worked one leg of the trail about fifty feet off the actual path of travel, parallel to it, like she has done in the past.

At the end point, Komu was hidden, so she had to pinpoint his location in the bushes.  Kelsy really started pulling when she hit the fresh scent, as compared to the day old scent.  She zoomed right in on Komu behind the bushes, and she got her McNuggets reward.

Name:		Track 060
Date:		Jul 12, 2011 7:57 pm
Map: (valid until Jan 8, 2012)		View on Map
Distance:		1.23 miles
Elapsed Time:		43:53.1
Avg Speed:		1.7 mph
Max Speed:		6.0 mph
Avg Pace:		35' 37" per mile
Min Altitude:		155 ft
Max Altitude:		279 ft
Start Time:		2011-07-13T02:57:02Z
Start Location:
	Latitude:	47.303485º N
	Longitude:	122.533445º W
End Location:
	Latitude:	47.303487º N
	Longitude:	122.533379º W