The Trade
“"Yessir it is. You climbing alone?" "Yes.”
"Oh?" the ranger asked, casting a professional eye at the tenderfoot before him. “You think that's wise?" the ranger asked.
"I'm going to stay on the trail. I told the ranger at the visitor center where I was going and when I'd be back. I think it'll be okay,” Jay explained. He felt like a teenager with power tools under the close supervision of a nervous parent. “I’m in really good shape. I’ve been training for three months just to climb this trail.”
..."Watch out for bears,” the ranger cautioned.
"Bears?" Jay asked.
"Bears. They're usually pretty timid but you never know. Keep an eye out and if they come for your food, just give it to them and back away slow.”
Jay thanked the ranger and set out up the trail filled with excitement and now some nervousness. He tried to talk away the nervousness.
"I'm on vacation, it's a beautiful brisk morning in the Smokey's, my cabin is great and I'm setting out on a trek to meet my best friend, Rick Hewlett.MoreLess
"Oh?" the ranger asked, casting a professional eye at the tenderfoot before him. “You think that's wise?" the ranger asked.
"I'm going to stay on the trail. I told the ranger at the visitor center where I was going and when I'd be back. I think it'll be okay,” Jay explained. He felt like a teenager with power tools under the close supervision of a nervous parent. “I’m in really good shape. I’ve been training for three months just to climb this trail.”
..."Watch out for bears,” the ranger cautioned.
"Bears?" Jay asked.
"Bears. They're usually pretty timid but you never know. Keep an eye out and if they come for your food, just give it to them and back away slow.”
Jay thanked the ranger and set out up the trail filled with excitement and now some nervousness. He tried to talk away the nervousness.
"I'm on vacation, it's a beautiful brisk morning in the Smokey's, my cabin is great and I'm setting out on a trek to meet my best friend, Rick Hewlett.MoreLess
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