It's so satisfying to encounter animals in the wild. I went hiking in Belgium last summer and encountered a wild fox. He just started at me for two seconds and ran away but that was the most memorable part of my trip. :)
Wow, that sounds like a beautiful moment. I had forgotten but you reminded me I saw a wild islandfox atop Catalina Island : so tiny. There are red & grey foxes where I live, but I haven't seen any yet.
FINALLY someone else who recognizes the supremacy of the curderburger! (to be fair most people probably haven't had a chance to try it because it's never available)