tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post1704894753063002927..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: It Was Lone Elk Park, But It Was No Lone ElkGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-25591562407443186262009-10-19T16:00:28.244-05:002009-10-19T16:00:28.244-05:00you were the lone one.you were the lone one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-83118206028923197142009-10-19T13:49:59.399-05:002009-10-19T13:49:59.399-05:00What an amazing experience, Glynn! I would have fr...What an amazing experience, Glynn! I would have frozen too, I think. While I love nature, I'm definitely not into that survivalist thing. Would rather have a hot meal than trail mix. I'm with you about not being sure how to interpret some of May's strange perceptions. Did you read the footnote about the voices? That was really wild.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-3161437542589153692009-10-19T11:04:00.771-05:002009-10-19T11:04:00.771-05:00You need to try the Honey Guide camp in South Afri...You need to try the Honey Guide camp in South Africa, Glynn. I had the great fortune to encamp there with my son and his father in the mid-'90s. We flew in from Jo'berg on a 25-seater, landing in the bush, there to find a sign ("Please Check Your Guns at the Desk") and our driver. Another trek by car until we arrived at Honey Guide, where the animals roam free and visitors stay close. Our "tent" (better than some hotel accommodations I've had) opened onto a little creek where various apes gathered in the morning. Elephant, giraffe, lions roaring in the night...true wonders up close. Up at 4:30 for a 3-4 hour morning trek to see the wildlife in the wild; glorious breakfast; rest in the heat of the day; back out at 5:30-8:30 for night trek, then a return to a repast truly "Out of Africa" (white linens, fine S.African wines, dessert unlike anything anywhere else). A highlight: getting off the vehicle to walk a bit into the bush to see rhino. We were warned not to move. The rhino were magnificent. Fear has its place. In the African wilds, it's deadly. To stand in awe at this Creation is protection enough.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-17884417310470132022009-10-19T10:47:28.083-05:002009-10-19T10:47:28.083-05:00" It was terrifying, yes, but it was almost e..." It was terrifying, yes, but it was almost exquisitely terrifying." <br /><br />What a beautiful line.<br /><br />And I loved the thing about the lie of the lone elk!<br /><br />Hey, Red Letter, that's really cool that you are an Elk Hunter. Huh, what you don't know about people until somebody writes a post on getting tangled in a herd.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-11095650254116723592009-10-19T09:02:13.161-05:002009-10-19T09:02:13.161-05:00As an elk hunter, I can tell you that these are am...As an elk hunter, I can tell you that these are amazing animals. Either you wont see a single one for a hundred square miles (even though they are huge, they can really hide) or they will completely surround you when you are sleeping, eating lunch or doing something without gun in hand. <br /><br />I love their bugle this time of year. The mating ritual is truly majestic and amazing. <br /><br />Fun postRed Letter Believershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028834960447509536noreply@blogger.com