Unfortunately you’re right about visual tricks and psychological issues with people
Neither of these describe me and my experience in any shape, form or fashion
I can read and listen to snide remarks all day and it will never change the FACT of what I’ve seen
Oh this is rich
Have you ever taken out your brain to play with it or do you actually know you have one without seeing it or do you have knowledge of having a brain because someone told you ?
As to your question about my friend that was a park ranger up there I wont waste my time since that was...
Your encounter sounds very similar to mine in that there was no sound of anything leaving the area
The yelling growling screaming so loud it shook the ground is very familiar
My encounter didnt allow me to see but hear this thing and I waited in the tree until complete daylight and nothing could...
I’ve been testing my recliner piloting skills for a few hours now
It 20* and the wind is howling
There is no gear needed except exactly where I am right now and I won’t budge until breakfast is ready
This is basically the principle that Edison used with many of his "inventions"
If there is something you really want to do you will never quit until you perfect that skill to the best of your ability
Youre being modest when it comes to "southern words" you use
When I go up to WA there is no end to the ribbing I get with this drawl I have and the words I use but its all in good humor
Those guys love my cooking at elk camp particularly the breakfast I make and the Turnip Green Soup with...
Nah we dont think Northerners are the devil
Northerners are in two classifications in the south
There are Yankees and damned Yankees
Now the difference is and Yankees is one that comes to visit and a damned Yankee is one that comes to stay LOL!!!
PNW folks speak plain english without any accent which is a dead give away to any southerner
Been to WA many times and always seem to draw a crowd with this southern drawl
Ive killed and eaten many of them
Usually take backstraps for chops and make sausage from the rest
Boars and sows eat the same except when the boars have matured to the point they have a permanent stench to them and I leave them where they lay at that time
Ignorance only turns to stupidity when you refuse to learn.
You do not have to be a victim of your surroundings
Its all about choice and the ones you make that define who and what you are in life…period !!
Your accomplishments mean a lot but what you become because of them means everything...