Today’s the
first day of November, and I’m beginning to count road-kill for the weird people at
the home station (WNEO) – something to do with
education. I’m trying to constantly glance left and right, while still trying to
spend enough time looking ahead to avoid becoming one myself. Anyway, here’s
today’s result: Cat (4), Deer (6), Big Alligator (3), Elk (1), Porcupine (1), Badger
(1), Skunk (7), Rabbit (1), and Banana Peel (1). Hardly any of it was fresh stuff. I think
the unsuccessful hunters must have gleaned the highways last night so they wouldn’t
have to go home empty-handed ("Honey, we’re home. I got a deer, and little Joey
found, I mean shot, his first porcupine"). It may be a new meaning for the term
"Hunter-Gatherer." Don’t worry, I promise not to record this in my journal
every day.
I saw my first truckload of
Christmas trees today. Just think, sometime in mid-December, someone will buy one of these
beneath a sign that says "Fresh Cut Christmas Trees".
I’m in the recreation
room at a nice campground just outside the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park. I’ll
be able to spend the whole day there tomorrow, then head for Arizona the following day.
(Great
Adventures to Scenic Places)
