>What -does- exist in this valley are a large quantity of cattle
>ranches, some solar and wind farms, some small settlements that might
>be described as 'hardscrabble', and - well, mule deer. "Mojave, mo' problems, am I right, folks?"
- Mr. New Vegas
>So there I was, bombing along at 57mph (because the cops along this
>stretch are -bored- and love to hassle anyone who dares break 60) in
>the full dark, singing "Hotel California" as one does to keep awake on
>a dark desert highway after a very long day.
Was the warm smell of colitas rising up through the air?
(And what the hell are colitas, anyway?)
>And just as I'm dipping down between the bluffs, this deer erupts out
>of the ditch by the side of the road, heading -right for me-, head
>down, -charging- me. He proceeds to ram the driver's door -right by my
>foot- before, incredibly, bouncing off, turning, and running back into
>the ditch.
Somewhere, on a deer forum, that deer is telling a story that starts, "So there I was in the dip by the aqueduct..."
>So let that be a lesson if you drive in the desert scrub backlands of
>California: the deer may be small here, but boy howdy are they -mean-
"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the deer began to take hold."
Also, that must have been amusing to explain to your insurance adjuster. "Well, there was this deer, see..."
--G.
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