Perfection Pending

Three seconds. That’s all the time I had between seeing that charging moose and jumping into the bushes. To say it seemed surreal would be an understatement. I had never seen a moose in real life before- but suddenly there was one running right towards me!
I don’t know how it all would have played out if I hadn’t reacted as fast as I did. The moose wasn’t full grown, but it was huge compared to me. Could I have been hurt? Certainly. Could I have died? I don’t know. That seems unlikely, but still- what a way to go, huh?
The moose incident occured on Wednesday. My friend Alice invited me up to Park City, where she was house/dog/cat sitting. I brought an overnight bag and half the ingredients for our dinner. After we ate, we took the dogs on a walk. We took a trail just a few blocks from the house that led towards one of the many mountains. As we were walking along, Alice noticed moose tracks. Of course, I was my usual oblivious self. I was too focused on keeping the red bugs off my feet to really hear her observation. (I was wearing sandals. Great footwear for hiking, no?)
We continued walking, further and further away from civilization. The dogs ran far ahead of us, only stopping at every bend to make sure we were still there. At one point, the dogs seemed to have disappeared. I didn’t think much of it- until suddenly I saw Brody, the golden retriever, approaching. He was running fast- faster than I’d seen before. And he was being followed- by a moose!
So yeah. I blame the dogs. They probably provoked the poor creature. We headed back right after our “run-in” with the moose, of course. I washed the mud off my feet when we got back to the house, then Alice and I curled up on the couch and watched CSI:NY before heading to bed.

I’m pretty sure that was the most action I’ve had on a Wednesday night.