I took a quick day-hike to take advantage of the cool morning and changing leaves. I took a challenging shortcut that ended up not being any shorter. 10.4 miles in 4.5 hours. 2.3 mph moving average. Taking a slower pace allowed me to hear some deer over a ridge and allowed me to get within 30 yards of their crossing. Stealthy I moved towards that point , and a minute later I was faced by a large buck. This deer must have thought I was a tree , it walked straight towards me. Within 10 yards as I stared directly into it’s eyes, I raised my hiking poles as a defensive posture. The big buck fell over loosing it’s footing trying to make a quick 180 degree jump. It was more afraid of me , as I was of it. Curiously it stopped 50 yards away, looked back bewildered , snorted and bolted over the hill.
On overlook
Ginseng ?
Old school telegraph lines.
Pond View.
2 Comments
terry · October 17, 2010 at 4:32 pm
good thing it wasn’t a horse or you would of had to use your poles.
terry · October 17, 2010 at 4:35 pm
looks like ginseng but leaves are shorter.