Bear on the loose...

We had a little excitement in HR on Wednesday afternoon. A small bear started prowling around the suburbs. The Department of Wildlife was called in and they kept an eye on the open space area where the bear finally ended up. This was about a mile or so from our house.


Bear Sighting Stops Traffic, Locks Down Schools


Well, Thursday morning rolled around and I had planned on getting up early and going on a trail run in the backcountry behind our house. In a later post, I'll talk about the trail race I'm going to be training for this summer. Anyway, I checked the local news websites to see if our bear friend had been caught yet. He/She was still on the loose.


I decided to venture out anyway as the sun was about 20 minutes from rising. I got on the trail and made sure to keep on the alert. As I approached a ridge with lots of trees/brush, I heard some loud rustling and saw some brown movement in my peripheral vision. I couldn't see well through the brush so I ran a little further...it got louder. My adrenaline was pumping!


I rounded a corner and ran right into a group of 5 deer. They were startled and bounded away. I did the same, but when I was a safe distance away, stopped and watched them a bit. They were beautiful to watch.


The rest of my run was uneventful, but it was a great way to start the day!