To: writer33
My brother and I were backpacking in Wyoming several years ago and inadvertantly startled a momma moose and her calf. She lit out after us and chased us into a stream which we gladly plunged into and crossed very quickly. Thankfully, she decided we were no longer any danger and turned around and trotted off. That was one BIG, BIG pissed off animal.We had a good laugh about it after it was all over but even though we're both competitive runners, neither can ever remember running that fast before or since.
9 posted on
11/12/2004 8:48:08 PM PST by
Neville72
To: Neville72
My brother and I were backpacking in Wyoming several years ago and inadvertantly startled a momma moose and her calf. She lit out after us and chased us into a stream which we gladly plunged into and crossed very quickly. Thankfully, she decided we were no longer any danger and turned around and trotted off. That was one BIG, BIG pissed off animal.We had a good laugh about it after it was all over but even though we're both competitive runners, neither can ever remember running that fast before or since.This is why you should NEVER go hiking alone... You don't have to be faster than the wild animal chasing you... You just have to be faster than the person you're hiking with!
Mark
13 posted on
11/12/2004 8:54:59 PM PST by
MarkL
(Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too!)
To: Neville72
Wow! I bet that was scary.
14 posted on
11/12/2004 8:55:34 PM PST by
writer33
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