Outdoors writer vs. bees

[SF Chronicle RSS Feed - Tom Stienstra]

Like most things, you never see it coming. I was sneaking around with my new camera this weekend, trying to figure out this wildlife photography thing, and###brushed up against an oak tree. A hot jab lit up my right elbow. Then an electric shock pierced the inside of my left arm. I heard the buzzing, saw the swarm, and knew they had marked me. Like my old pal Waylon Jennings told me, “What a great job you have. Even when you have a disaster, you still get a story out of it.” The encounter, outdoor writer vs. bees, appears in Monday’s Chronicle and at www.sfchronicle.com. What sets you free? Hike. [...]

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