Hopefully, you are not so engrossed in the book to not hear the crackling of the leaves and branches from an approaching bear.
Paying the price for having been cheap awhile back.
About a year ago, I replaced the broken fill valve in the powder room toilet. I'm not super handy but I'd done it before and this one was a little harder as there is very little space between the toilet and the wall on the handle side. But I got it done.
Fast forward to our return from our 3-week RV trip. When I walk in the house I immediately see water damage on the foyer wood floor. ....
A few days ago, I hiked a mile into the redwood forest with a folding chair, and sat reading a book for five hours.
Hiked Moraine Lake, Banff National Park
It wasn't a bear or bigfoot that was on my mind, but mountain lions. This happened very close to where I was:
I figured I wouldn't hear an attack coming.
We just spent a week in Branson (freebie for sitting through a time share sales pitch), left yesterday and stayed in Sioux Falls for the night, got to Lead SD for a few days in the Black Hills.
We were in Lead earlier today. Currently spending the night in Deadwood.
Today I split wood with my splitting ax. Really out of breath. Too old?
We're going to Mount Rushmore National Park today, planning on walking around Deadwood tomorrow.
Today we drove to Hot Springs via the Needles Highway and back to Mount Rushmore via Iron Mountain Road. What an exhilarating drive! It started pouring while we were at Rushmore. We're in Rapid City tonight; flying home to Connecticut tomorrow.
Enjoy the rest of your time in the Black Hills. It's a beautiful place.