this moment....{vision quest...i demand a redo}

 

I haven't been avoiding the topic. It was just too stupid to for me to completely synthesize. 

Here is the abbreviated version.

For those who are just joining us, I decided to go on a vision quest for my 45th birthday.

You can read about my plans here.

 It started out nicely. I left the house at about 9:00 am, after a lovely birthday morning celebration. I had a small pack with some essentials and headed out the back door to climb the mountain that I stare at everyday. It was a snarled mess. My clothes were ruined with rips and tears very early on. No biggie, I knew this would be the case. I climbed and climbed and climbed. 

At about the point where I took the above picture, overlooking our valley, I was even with circling vultures. It is always special to be up at bird level. I could hear the gentle whoosh of air over their wings as they spiraled very near me.

And then I heard the growling. A deep low growling.

Hhmmm. A mountain lion with a kill? A bear?

My senses were pricked.

Or could it be my mother freaking house cat?

Of course it is.

 

You've met Percy?

And this is where it gets tricky.

There was NO going back down through the fresh hell that I had just come through.

Do I keep going and sentence the family pet to certain death, or exit stage left? 

I knew the running portion would have to wait, but how DO I exit stage left?

My only goal was to find a clear area...where I could see more than three feet in front of me, where I could stop bleeding, and make out a vista that would point me in the right direction.

Finally, it cleared out a bit and was beautiful. I went from visions of perhaps eating my cat, to pre-chewing Luna bars for him. Bastard.

I had my phone for the compact camera, but ended up using it to call Matt.

So. Three and half hours later.

He picked up a wet and muddy house cat

and his scratched and bloody wife about four miles from home.

My last words before I left the house that morning?

DO NOT let the cat out.

I'm pretty sure someone replied....

'Oh, he won't follow you.'

The whole story is amusing and it's in the works, but I'm thinking of a half marathon in the next month or so to make up for this feline fiasco!

Care to join me?

I need a partner.

or I guess I could take the cat.

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