Such cool stories, Linn. I keep hoping to see bear. The most I see is the occasional fox or coyote. And lots of turkeys. There was one time, on my drive to work when I saw at least a dozen roosting in a clump of tall oak trees - and another time when one raced me along a side road near home. I had slowed down to 10 or 15 mph so I wouldn't hit it, and it just ran along side of me for several hundred yards. Beavers can be awesome creatures. I'll never forget one dam a friend showed me - it was at least 6-8 feet high, diverting a stream and creating a pond, and included (I'm not joking) railroad tie lumber. Super industrious critters. This was in a nature preserve about five miles from home and right along side a track still in use (hence the tie lumber). I believe they had to dynamite the dam to remove it. Pity, it was an amazing feat of animal engineering.
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