The purpose of this blog is to document my upcoming adventures as I move to Alaska. It is created to inform friends and family on my survival in King Salmon,Alaska as I start a new job at Katmai National Park.
Friday, October 28, 2011
A Walk in the Dark
Yesterday I gathered my gear and headed out the door. The sky was dark. It was littered with a thousand of stars. All the light I had to see to walk by were the stars and my amazing flashlight. I started down the road. It was quiet. There was no breeze whistling through the trees. I walked on just thinking to myself. Then I heard it. A sound coming from the tree tops. I turned my flashlight towards the tops of the trees but I saw nothing. I started to walk again when I heard the sound. I searched again this time more thoroughly but still I saw nothing. The beam of my flashlight showed only empty branches. I moved at a slower pace but kept my eyes searching. Then there it was again only this time it was answered by another. Again I stopped and searched the trees. I could hear the calls more frequently now but still I could not find the creature making them. Their voices echoing through the stillness. I continued on my way and as I walked more voices cried out into the night, first three called, then four, and then I heard the call of six different creatures. They were all around me but I could not see a single one. As I got closer to the creek the calls became more distant. I heard one last Whoo- hooo-hooo. The calls came from Great Horned Owls calling as I walked. Was I walking through the woods? Nope! Just on the highway going to work.
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