A Bush in the woods

“We were hiking out of Glacier. going from Elizabeth Lake to the Chief Mountain Trailhead. We ran into a large group coming in about 4 miles out of the Lake. A Lady with a Southern accent, politely greeted us, asked us where we had been, commented on our large packs, and told us to have a nice day.

A Ranger following them asked us for our permit. The large group held there ground as he asked us about our trip and where we were from. I thought it strange that he seemed to be grilling us in a tense sort of way, his "small talk" seemed kind of forced.

As we continued on Hallowayb commented 'that women was wearing makeup.' To which I replied 'Southern Ladies never leave the house without putting their face on'.

In another mile we hit the Ranger Cabin and were informed that we could not rest/eat there because 'there was too much going on today.'

Two of our members, one a Texan, who were a little behind us, asked the Ranger if that Lady was Laura Bush.

The Texan pegged her. I excuse my inability to ID her by the fact that I never thought I would run into a Bush in the woods.”

“Damn, I thought this was going to be a "I caught some girls nude sunbathing in the backcountry" thread.”

“Sooooo... good joke!”

“I would have much rather seen that also, bit.”

“Was she chopping down trees to save them from fire?”

“No, but she did hire at least 6 horses to carry equipment in order to boost the local economy. Not quite sure why they were about 5 miles behind, though.”

“Sounds like a high security version of a "Muffy and Tish Tish shop LL Bean and go hiking" expedition.”

“Did she bake you some cookies?”