Four days off and I finally get a chance to ride. Yesterday, some food attacked me, oh I was sick. By last night I started feeling better and the fluids were staying in- so I tried to rehydrate some for today and did a 2 hr MTB ride in Agoura Hills. There were lots of MTBers and hikers so I was not expecting to see any wildlife larger than a bee, but as I stopped to rest a moment and drink- I looked up to see 3 deer staring at me from maybe 25 yards away. It took a moment to register as I was not expecting it. Two does and a big male- next to a downed tree. I just stared at them for a moment, then decided to get going again. When I got back on the bike, they spooked but only ran maybe 10 yards and one of the does stopped under a tree. OK, I should take a picture (boy, you are slow today Tzvia). So I get the phone out of my pack, and take one quick shot as the doe is skiddish, but the camera is set for deep shade as I last used it in deep shade. Ok the picture sucks, so I quickly change the setting but the deer are gone... Sigh. Usually I only see crows, rabbits, rattlers and bugs, and never saw a big male deer with full headgear before in these hills.


See I told you the picture sucked.