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| Cecret Lake, 3:30 p.m. ALTA, Utah |
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| 1. As I'm eating trail mix from the snack pack I prepared for our hike, a little chipmunk scampers over and says good afternoon. So I feel really special and share my peanuts. |
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| 2. Not a minute later, my new friend disappears, only to return with two others. They're really adorable. Max keeps feeding them, though I'm starting to feel like an old lady on a park bench. |
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| 3. You can probably guess what happens next. They go away and come back with five of their best friends. I don't know how to feel, to be honest. They're crossing the line a little... but it's fun talking to them. (I hope all the people staring at me are having fun, too.) |
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| Lo and behold, when I walk down the trail to the shuttle bus, they all follow us. |
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| It's awesome. |
