"The proof is in the pudding" but here the proof was in the sand and the mud. After two warm days the frozen ground is thawing and takes prints very well.
It was easy to see something had walked through here leaving clear proof of the direction the being was headed.
Then I found this!
I can't track it.
Which way did it go?
I found this clue...
Human shoes
Someone trying to push winter away by playing bare foot in the mud looking for artifacts. Looking for ROCKS, can you believe that? I soon discovered although the temps were in the high fifties, that the mud was cold
and the spring water from the faucet was ice cold, too.
Almost clean enough for inside.
Oh, man, what a beautiful day to play.