Human Parts
Published in

Human Parts

LIVED THROUGH THIS

Never Run from a Bear

For way too long, I responded to danger by freezing

Photo by Thomas Bonometti on Unsplash

“The worst thing you can do is the thing you’ll want to do most,” the park ranger explains.

I’m standing with three friends under a tent at Apgar ranger station in Glacier National Park, allowing mosquitos to dance around my legs. To backpack legally through…

--

--

A home for personal storytelling.

Get the Medium app

A button that says 'Download on the App Store', and if clicked it will lead you to the iOS App store
A button that says 'Get it on, Google Play', and if clicked it will lead you to the Google Play store
Courtney Christine Woods

Storyteller, social worker, solo parent. Fan of triads and alliteration. Believer that we’re all out here doing our best. Find me on FB @courtneycwrites