Yesterday after work I took Camille (my dog) down to see what the King Salmon river was doing. It was cold and below freezing all day so I wanted to see if the river was freezing over. The shoreline of the river was covered in ice and large pieces of ice filled the flowing water heading down stream. It was so quiet you could hear the echo of the water under the ice. I took a few pictures then Camille and I headed home when she stopped and stared into the woods.
I did not see anything but Camille did not want to move. I stared into the alders trying to see what she was seeing then I heard the snapping of a twig. I got excited my heart started pumping. Could this be the moose I have been waiting to see. Another twig snapped. Maybe it is a wolf or a bear. I continued to watch with Camille who suddenly let out a bark. Still I could not see anything. Camille's tail was up and the fur on her back stood straight up. More rustles came from the brush. I began to get a little nervous as I still could not see what had Camille so worked up.
Then I heard the jingling of metal. My first thought was okay Santa's reindeer are in the woods but no it was just the neighbor dog Cody running loose and carefree. Disappointed I petted Cody and Camille and I headed home. Another all most adventure in Alaska.
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