1 post tagged “car vs. deer. no one's a winner”
Daughter and son-in-law visited in August, and one of our goals was to show s-i-l more of our part of the state since he knows it only in its winter dress. With picnic in cooler, we drove into the Uinta Mountains, higher cousins than our own Wasatch Mountains. Weather was slightly threatening--the only sign of rain the entire summer--so we aimed for Provo Falls and, after taking in sights and poking around a bit, spread out the tablecloth and passed around sandwiches and chips and fruit.
Delightful, uneventful, until we were driving back along Mirror Lake Highway. A deer bounded in from the left side of the road and attacked us, using head and shoulder to smash the windshield, then rolling along the side of the car to damage its body and hers. She staggered off, prognosis bleak. After gathering the side mirror and various parts, we made our way slowly to Kamas where we called the highway patrol. Luckily, the only one injured was the doe.
Daunted but not crippled, we still managed to make a late afternoon tee time. The next day hubby and s-i-l went fly fishing dressed in waders and sporting newfound knowledge of wet vs dry flies. Had enough success to create a few fish stories,and since it was "catch and release" we'll never know.
We hiked to a view of Stewart Falls above Sundance, then took in an outdoor theatre production of "Midsummer Night's Dream." The visit was short but oh-so-sweet, with the only drawback the auto/deer incident. In retrospect, we were extremely lucky. The highway patrolman was nice, the insurance adjustor likewise, the safety glass repairman fine (in spite of cutting an artery and needing first aid) and the body shop people very efficient. We're back in our repaired vehicle. It's a random, scary act that happens all too often on highways all across the country.
