Update: My hunt for a quiet canyon spring ended with a donkey blocking the path

I heard about this tiny spring in a canyon out west that's not on any maps. When I got close, a donkey was STANDING right in the narrow trail and wouldn't budge. I finally figured out it wanted the apple from my lunch bag, so I tossed it aside as a distraction. After it wandered off, I found the spring, and it was totally worth the weird negotiation.

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the_drew1mo ago

Wild. My buddy had a moose block the whole trail up in Maine once. He basically paid the toll with a granola bar.

jade2711mo ago

That "paid the toll" thing works on my cat too.

jade_lane191mo ago

Wait, so you can actually bargain with big animals like that? I always figured a moose would just stomp you for getting close. That story kind of makes me believe @jade271 is onto something with the whole food toll idea. Maybe wild creatures are just looking for a snack trade. I used to think you should never feed them, but now I'm wondering if carrying extra snacks is just good trail sense.