I would have to say, today was the most interesting outdoor event by far. I had to work at DQ today, and my bike is my only means of transportation, so this was my outdoor activity of the day. As I was biking home from work on the Lake Walk at around 9:30pm, I thought that I saw a person randomly laying down on the other side of the fence along the train tracks. Turns out, it was a BLACK BEAR!!! No joke. It ran towards the wall, and then back towards me to try to jump over the fence but it couldn't. I ran into two guys a few yards ahead of me on the path and said, "You guys, there's a black bear back there!!" and they said, "We know, we WERE going to go running that way but we don't want to get our heads ripped off". I then said, "Actually, I kind of want to go see it again", so we tried to look for it but couldn't find it. They decided to go running that way anyway. I told them I hope they don't get bitten or eaten...hopefully their run went okay! I've always heard stories of bear sightings in Duluth, and now I can say that I was a part of witnessing a live black bear. A few weekends ago, I actually saw a fox walking around London Road. I'm surprised by how much wildlife I see around the roads in Duluth!
