I spotted this web by the side of the trail about halfway up Sugarloaf, just outside of Marquette.
I don’t know how many of you readers make a habit of walking through the woods, but if you do you know that one of the worst things that can happen is walking into a spiderweb.
Ok, bear attacks may be worse, but I’m ignoring those for the sake of narrative flow.
A spiderweb can turn a pleasant walk into a flailing fight. One minute you’re striding along in harmony with nature, the next you’re swatting and clawing at the invisible strands that have wrapped around your head with the feather light clingy touch of a thousand faerie fingers. To simulate a spiderweb attack, move your fingertips a fraction of an inch above the surface of your arm so that you lightly brush the occasional hair. Now imagine that happening on every part of your face at once.
When you were growing up, do you remember having to get dressed up for some important event? Remember how one of your parents would fiddle with your shirt collar to straighten it out? It’s like that but worse. All of your reflexes scream out to get the spiderweb OFF!! Even if you suffer no actual physical injury, the damage to your dignity is incredible. You could be the coolest person in the world, as soon as you step into a spiderweb you become a total spaz.
But they look cool.