diff --git a/src/components/landing/PawPrintTrail.tsx b/src/components/landing/PawPrintTrail.tsx
index b5932a9..62d7961 100644
--- a/src/components/landing/PawPrintTrail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing/PawPrintTrail.tsx
@@ -7,26 +7,35 @@ type Print = {
   size: string;
   rotate: number;
   opacity: number;
+  /** First print stays visible immediately instead of revealing on scroll —
+   * an anchor that signals the trail before the reader has scrolled at all. */
+  static?: boolean;
 };
 
 // Scattered footprint positions down the "Über uns" page — deliberately
 // irregular (varied rotation/offset/size) so it reads as a trail, not a grid.
 const PRINTS: Print[] = [
-  { top: "4%", side: "right", offset: "6%", size: "h-14 w-14 sm:h-20 sm:w-20", rotate: -18, opacity: 0.07 },
-  { top: "16%", side: "left", offset: "4%", size: "h-10 w-10 sm:h-14 sm:w-14", rotate: 12, opacity: 0.08 },
-  { top: "27%", side: "right", offset: "10%", size: "h-16 w-16 sm:h-24 sm:w-24", rotate: 8, opacity: 0.06 },
-  { top: "40%", side: "left", offset: "8%", size: "h-12 w-12 sm:h-16 sm:w-16", rotate: -10, opacity: 0.07 },
-  { top: "53%", side: "right", offset: "5%", size: "h-10 w-10 sm:h-14 sm:w-14", rotate: 20, opacity: 0.08 },
-  { top: "66%", side: "left", offset: "12%", size: "h-14 w-14 sm:h-20 sm:w-20", rotate: -6, opacity: 0.06 },
-  { top: "80%", side: "right", offset: "8%", size: "h-12 w-12 sm:h-16 sm:w-16", rotate: 15, opacity: 0.07 },
-  { top: "92%", side: "left", offset: "6%", size: "h-10 w-10 sm:h-12 sm:w-12", rotate: -14, opacity: 0.06 },
+  { top: "2%", side: "right", offset: "6%", size: "h-14 w-14 sm:h-20 sm:w-20", rotate: -18, opacity: 0.15, static: true },
+  { top: "10%", side: "left", offset: "5%", size: "h-9 w-9 sm:h-12 sm:w-12", rotate: 10, opacity: 0.14 },
+  { top: "18%", side: "right", offset: "12%", size: "h-10 w-10 sm:h-14 sm:w-14", rotate: -6, opacity: 0.15 },
+  { top: "26%", side: "left", offset: "8%", size: "h-12 w-12 sm:h-16 sm:w-16", rotate: 14, opacity: 0.16 },
+  { top: "34%", side: "right", offset: "6%", size: "h-16 w-16 sm:h-24 sm:w-24", rotate: 6, opacity: 0.14 },
+  { top: "42%", side: "left", offset: "12%", size: "h-9 w-9 sm:h-12 sm:w-12", rotate: -12, opacity: 0.15 },
+  { top: "50%", side: "right", offset: "9%", size: "h-12 w-12 sm:h-16 sm:w-16", rotate: 18, opacity: 0.16 },
+  { top: "58%", side: "left", offset: "6%", size: "h-14 w-14 sm:h-20 sm:w-20", rotate: -8, opacity: 0.14 },
+  { top: "66%", side: "right", offset: "14%", size: "h-10 w-10 sm:h-14 sm:w-14", rotate: 10, opacity: 0.15 },
+  { top: "74%", side: "left", offset: "9%", size: "h-12 w-12 sm:h-16 sm:w-16", rotate: -16, opacity: 0.16 },
+  { top: "82%", side: "right", offset: "7%", size: "h-14 w-14 sm:h-20 sm:w-20", rotate: 12, opacity: 0.14 },
+  { top: "88%", side: "left", offset: "5%", size: "h-9 w-9 sm:h-12 sm:w-12", rotate: -10, opacity: 0.15 },
+  { top: "94%", side: "right", offset: "10%", size: "h-12 w-12 sm:h-16 sm:w-16", rotate: 8, opacity: 0.14 },
 ];
 
 /**
  * Decorative paw print trail behind the "Über uns" story content (Gitea
  * #23) — pure CSS scroll-driven animation (see .paw-trail-icon in
- * globals.css), so this stays a Server Component. Each print "stamps"
- * into place as it scrolls into view instead of just sitting static.
+ * globals.css), so this stays a Server Component. Each print (other than
+ * the first, always-visible one) "stamps" into place as it scrolls into
+ * view instead of just sitting static.
  */
 export function PawPrintTrail() {
   return (
@@ -34,12 +43,12 @@ export function PawPrintTrail() {
       {PRINTS.map((print, i) => (
         <PawPrint
           key={i}
-          className={`paw-trail-icon absolute text-orange-500 ${print.size}`}
+          className={`absolute text-orange-500 ${print.size} ${print.static ? "" : "paw-trail-icon"}`}
           style={{
             top: print.top,
             [print.side]: print.offset,
             opacity: print.opacity,
-            "--paw-rot": `${print.rotate}deg`,
+            ...(print.static ? { transform: `rotate(${print.rotate}deg)` } : { "--paw-rot": `${print.rotate}deg` }),
           } as React.CSSProperties}
           fill="currentColor"
           strokeWidth={0}