Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Messin' With Sasquatch

I have enjoyed the series of beef jerky commercials where practical jokers pull pranks on Sasquatch, only to get pounded by the beast. They remind me first of great practical jokes through the years. No, I am not telling those stories now. Secondly, they remind me of a backpacking trip a few years ago. Our group of hikers were taking in the sights from an observatory on a ridge along the Appalachian Trail. My brother called for me to bring the camera because a bear was attempting to raid a "bear-proof" garbage can. I ran to a dirt/gravel road just beyond where the creature was sighted and rounded the corner just in time to snap this photo. You may need to click on it to see it clearly.

Some of you who know me already are thinking I downloaded this from the internet or photoshopped it in some way. This is an actual photo I took with a Canon 35 mm film camera (before I discovered the wonderful world of digital). It has not been retouched or shopped in any way. I did have home-made venison jerky in my pocket, but it did not occur to me to attempt a prank. What do you think?

4 comments:

Laura said...

It doesn't get bigger when I click on it! I can't see too good.

Roxy Wishum said...

You are right. I forgot, since it is a copy of a print and not digital it is a small photo and will not enlarge. Phooey!

kwishum said...

I can vouch for the authenticity of the photo. But I can't make it bigger either. Use your imagination!

Kat said...

Hahaha! I love those commercials. Too bad you didn't think about the jerky. ;)