Yesterday, while walking with Xena and Rick through the nearby woods, I heard some rustling. As it got louder, I heard some people's voices, but they seemed too far away to be the "rustlers".
I looked up and saw a huge black bear about 30 yards away. Xena was off leash so I yelled for her to come and the bear, obviously startled by my loud voice, turned the other way and disappeared into the woods. Believe it or not, neither Xena nor Rick saw the bear. What good are they, I ask you?
Yes, this bear was easily twice the size of the one that showed up on my deck earlier in the summer ( see post from July 20 for pictures). Totally ridiculous.
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
BEAR!
There I was, minding my own business on a Saturday night. Something caught my eye outside, so I looked. At first, I thought it was my dog Xena because it was big and black. I quickly realized that this creature was much larger than Xena and that Xena was where she usually is -- asleep at my feet. BEAR! It walked up to the window and I grabbed the camera:
Okay, the picture is blurry, but my hands were shaking a bit. I've lived in Alaska for over 11 years and this is the very first bear I've seen.
Rick tapped on the window and spooked the little guy. He ambled away, taking one last look back at us:
After he was gone (how can I ever be sure he's really gone?) I went outside and took a photo of his wet paw prints on the deck:
What an exciting night in Chugiak, Alaska!
Okay, the picture is blurry, but my hands were shaking a bit. I've lived in Alaska for over 11 years and this is the very first bear I've seen.
Rick tapped on the window and spooked the little guy. He ambled away, taking one last look back at us:
After he was gone (how can I ever be sure he's really gone?) I went outside and took a photo of his wet paw prints on the deck:
What an exciting night in Chugiak, Alaska!
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