Bears Do It by wysiwig
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The next leg of my trip would take me from Crater Lake to Eureka, California. I set out driving through the endless forests of Southern Oregon. It is important to keep one thing in mind when traveling through such beautiful country. Towns, gas stations and restrooms are few and far between.
When I was a boy and the family was about to travel anywhere my mother would always ask if anyone had to use the restroom. “Go now”, she would say, “because we’re not stopping.” And so it was that I was once again reminded that mothers are always right. Well into the day’s journey I was seized by the brutal call of nature. I pulled over to the side of the road and set out to find relief.
When I was a college student my circle of friends used a phrase that translated as “Of course, isn’t it obvious?” We would say “Is the Pope Catholic, does a bear s**t in the woods?” It should be noted that traveling through a forest is slow going. The forest floor is buried beneath a six-inch layer of dead leaves, branches and mulch. As I moved away from the road and further into the forest seeking to hide myself from passersby I adopted the attitude of the Pope and said a silent prayer. “I beseech you oh Lord to hear my prayer and help me make it in time to a place of relief.” Climbing over a fallen tree trunk I found a promising location and transformed from Pope to bear. My adventure, however, was not over. As I bent down I realized, to my horror, that the thick covering was unstable. My advice to you is that, if you ever find yourself in a similar situation, find a tree to lean against lest you topple over and wind up with splinters. Needless to say the beauty of the forest was lost on me that day but I did emerge from the experience with a greater appreciation for bears.
Comments (16)
Faemike55
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! Sounds like you had an interesting experience......
durleybeachbum
Wonderful! You have a marvellous gift for narrative, Mark..and the pic is good too.
clbsmiley
Had to come see the bear situation. :) One time we were traveling in Arizona, and the lady I was with kept passing what few exits there were... after awhile, I said Any Tree will be fine. :)
mariogiannecchini
Funny story, the real situation less fun!
psyoshida
Good thing you had your camera when you fell over, so you could get this great shot! LOL. Very funny story, wonderfully told. Glad you made it in time!
sandra46
SUPERTERRIFIC!!!!! I LOVE THE POV
vaggabondd
hahaha, nothing like a good bear story. good pov from the camera and the bear
Simpleworks
Excellent shot. Love the story.
three_grrr
ROFLMAO!!! I KNOW this view point!!! (had to come here to see after reading Faemike's comment on clbsmiley's bear posting) And of course, since it's a somewhat familiar veiwpoint, forest floors being what they are, it HAS to go to faves.
hipps13
Hi Mark cactus splinters once and that was not fun as I believe for you too but such a smile did come wonderful work oh, by the way thank you so much for the sweet comments you left behind to read warm hugs, Linda
ragouc
Cool POV and shot.
myrrhluz
Very funny narrative! You should have added, "and please God, insure that I have no intimate contact with said place of relief." You have to be specific about such things. Beautiful capture! Wonderful detail!
auntietk
Wonderful image! Looking up through trees like that (no matter what the reason) always makes me a bit dizzy. Gorgeous capture!
delaorden_ojeda
great experience my friend , how i would love to be like you , excelente narrative and imagen , i wish you a very creative year , many thanks for your comments !
blondeblurr
I imagine standing under these trees, looking up and going round and round, like a whirling dervish - going dizzy - have you heard of: the 5TR's (the 5 Tibetan Rites?) I am practising them and the 'whirling dervish' is one of them, to make a long story short - this reminds me very much of my practise ... BB PS great narrative, Mark.
tennesseecowgirl
LOL I guess we've all been there. At least a bear didn't walk up behind you ... oh lol