Peek-a-boo

Well, after Mark checked for bears and Maril and I set up the cabin, we all turned in for a well-deserved sleep. Heidi, predictably, was freezing and was totally caterpillared in her sleeping bag. At approximately 2:47 am, she heard some strange noises outside the cabin. Maril, in the meantime, had woken up and looked toward the door (sans glasses). She saw something brown and moving. In retrospect, she really wishes she had done something heroic....something dramatic. What she did do was assess the situation in approximately two nanoseconds. It went something like this.

Maril to Maril: "Brown thing at door. Bear. My gun at door. 1/2 foot from bear."

Maril to rest of cabin: "HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!"

Heidi at this point realizes that those worrisome noises were from a worrisome source. Unfortunately, pupating from her mummy bag was proving difficult and she was stuck.

Marilynn: "GUYS, WAKE UP!!"

Heidi emerges to see Peek-a-boo with two paws on the glass part of the front door. She dives for her gun (at the back door) and both Maril and Heidi yell, "Mark, BEAR, MARK, BEAR, MARK!!!!"

Mark snores.

"MARK!"

Mark wakes up. The movement of Heidi and Mark has caused Peek-a-boo to sidle off with barely a backwards glance. Mark saunters calmly outside and fires some shots and bear bangers. Mark comes back in.

Mark: "Chill out."

Marilynn: "Well, it should be REALLY easy to fall asleep now!"

Maril and I stared at the door for approximately 15 minutes.

Mark: "Small bear."