More about critters

Originally written on: 26 Oct 2005

I was returning from my RWA meeting in Tempe last night, and was nearly up to the Bush Highway, when a coyote crossed my path. I've never seen one that close in the wild before. I swerved a bit to the left, and happily missed him. Fortunately, there was no other traffic on the road.

As I arrived in my little hamlet, I decided to check my mailbox. It was about 11:30 p.m., and when I walked back to my car, I was thrilled to hear an elk bugling on the hill facing the mailbox array. I'd heard them in Gordon Canyon, but not in my own neighborhood!