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[starphire]

Since the "ten unique things" meme can be approached as a game/challenge, i'll try to make the last 5 in my "25 unique things" less specific. If you've had the same experience, tell me so and I'll cross it out.

Have you ever:

21. Encountered a wild bear (or other potentially aggressive animal/s bigger than you), in the middle of a forest, alone

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[lyonesse]

yup, i've done #23 twice, and #21 once (an adolescent moose).

[starphire]

Cool. So what happened, between you and the moose?

[lyonesse]

this was in idaho, on the trail as i was coming back from a hot spring. i saw the moose coming down the trail towards me, maybe about a hundred feet away; he clearly saw me too and picked up a bit of speed. i stepped off the trail and around the biggest tree i could find. he kind of zoomed up, i managed to keep the tree between us, and then he got back on the trail and went along his way.

i wonder if he went up to terrorize the people at the spring :)