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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
A bear moon
So far this year there have been a lot of bear encounters reported, including at least three serious attacks by grizzlies. And that doesn't count the college cross country guy who managed to outrun one or the guy who fought one to a standstill. The bears are out there, but at a distance, someone else's story, interesting but not personal. Yesterday morning that changed a little. As I turned into my street, i chanced to look up and a full moon was sneaking out of the clouds. When i looked down again, two eyes showed up reflected in the headlights. Slowing for the driveway i saw the animal pass me going the other way, a black bear cub. I quick looked around for others but didn't see any. I turned around and went back down the street to see if i could find it, but it had disappeared. But, now I had to go into my yard in the dark not knowing where the mother was. I drove way closer to the house than I usually do and forced the motion detector lights to turn on. Once I saw it was clear, I hightailed it for the house. Later in daylight i looked around but saw no sign a bear had been around the house.
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