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75. One time my husband and I were camping alone on some remote

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 02:05 AM

Mar 22

BLM land near Dead Horse Point, Utah. Just before sunset, we took a walk out among some red rock formations, when a little kit fox stepped out in front of us. We stopped and he stood right by us. We kept on walking and it followed us for a while, then stopped, stared at us and then darted off into the brush. When night fell, the magic continued. The sky was ablaze with a million stars and off in the distance, there was a lightning storm in the Henry Mountains. The next morning, as we were packing up, our little kit fox appeared again. It is just one of the many precious and special memories I had with him in our life together.i lost him eight years ago and memories like this really do keep him close in my heart every day. I really enjoyed reading all the details of everyone’s chosen names. Such a great idea for a thread. Thank you! 😊🩷

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