Thursday, July 16, 2026

About that guy the buffalo* tossed,

it's been pointed out the the guy was a fair distance away, probably well outside the 'it should be safe' distance people go by.  And then it took off, and...

Reminded me of a friend and I going out to climb hills on the Wichita Mountains refuge.  We'd hiked out from our parking area and when we came out of some trees into a clear area, there was a buffalo, about a hundred yards or maybe a little more away, who apparently didn't like us being there.  He was watching and huffing.

We were passing further away and kept a close watch on him, and at one point I said "A Sharps would be kind of comforting right now."
"If we don't bother him he won't bother us."
I was thinking that that huffing meant us being in the area was bothering him, the question was would it be enough to make him decide to annoy back.  He didn't, and when we went back a while later he wasn't there, but looking back makes me wonder how fast I could've climbed a tree if he decided he felt like some exercise?


*Yes, I generally say buffalo, deal with it.



I'm sitting here writing because I was going to take a walk, only it rained, and looking at the radar it'll either rain some more or Ma Nature will say "Fooled you!"  And I have no idea which.

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