spring has sprung.

well the weather as gotten alot better up here. My spirits are higher as well. looking at doing some ultras in late summer and beyond. So i went out for a trail run today feeling good. A few miles into my run, i came around a corner and wham, a black bear in the trail. I stopped and it took off. At this time i Had about 6 more miles to go but i said to myself 'fuck it ' lets call the run a short one today. 2 days ago i was running the same trail when.. wham I was face to butt with a porcupine, all the quills were up and ready. So i just backed off. I think I'm going to need some protection if this keeps up. So I'm thinking bear repellent, a Knife and a small digital camera to document all this chaos. till next time , think happy thoughts , H