Monsters in the Woods

I got a report the other day about monsters roaming the woods up near Wallace.  The description of these monsters prompted an outing similar to that stupid show on the Discovery Channel called "MonsterQuest."  So Sarah, Lucca and I piled in the truck and made our way to Wallace then into the deep dark woods...just on the other side of the hill from the freeway...you know...by the huge BPA powerline.  Wilderness I tells ya.

I've heard about things like this happening, but thought, "Oh, they're just making that up."  However, we located the suspect in question very quickly and soon discovered whole herds of them!  Right off the road believe it or not! 

This is the most incredible year I've seen as far as huckleberries are concerned.  I always thought it was a myth...huckleberries the size of marbles covering bushes and whole patches of them.  One cannot go back to picking "normal" huckleberries after that though, so we are promptly switching gears to blackberries. 

Now, when you look at these photos...especially the one with the dime and penny in it...I encourage you to find a dime or a penny and look at it in your hand.  Seriously, it makes a difference in perception.

First try at a comparison...but grape tomatoes are variable...



Big huckleberry next to "normal" ones

 

Same as above, the berries in the middle are "normal" the berries on the bottom WERE considered big.



This gets redundant...

 

Hey look, a closeup of a dime!



Oh that could just be ONE big one...

  

Not so much...say...a gallon and a half?

 

I understand it's blurry...but WHOA!