First off, we'll take in the lay of the land.
You go down stream a ways an' scout round some, while I go up, an' then circle down.

Move slow, now, an' don't miss nothin'." Joe followed the stream a mile or more.

He kept close in the shade of willows, and never walked across an open glade without first waiting and watching.

He listened to all sounds; but none were unfamiliar.

He closely examined the sand along the stream, and the moss and leaves under the trees.