An interesting day out, to say the least. The headline is that I was attacked by a woman's off-leash dog, but the highight was the wildlife (most of which I wasn't able to photograph.

While hiking back an aggressive dog lunged at me while I passed by. Thankfully I was able to put my leg in front of its face, rather than where his teeth would have bitten me otherwise. It was a large German Shepherd and the woman on skis couldn't control him when the dog lost control. The first attack was as I passed by. She held its collar but he went bizerk and she fell into deep snow -- and it bit down on my hip/leg. I yelled and instinctively jumped away -- thankfully keeping my balance and remaining on my feet. She grabbed it's collar, but her grip wouldn't last long. In an instant, the dog broke free and jumped at me to attack again. I can't remember if I kicked it with my spikes or what, but I think the dog could see in my eyes that I was about to fight back with all my might. He retreated and she grabbed his collar once more. My thick layers on this very cold day provided enough protection to avoid puncture wounds, but my leg definitely hurts today. I'll be fine I'm sure, but I should have gotten her information just like a car accident or something. I was ready to be away from that dog, and it was clear she wasn't strong enough to hold him back in those conditions. Another crazy trail story for the memory books.

Otherwise, it was a lovely day out. I saw two moose while driving to the trailhead and I missed shots of a handful of other little critters. Very cold, but calm and often sunny today.