On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Mark Tuovinen<mst@ak.net> wrote: > ......A couple years ago in late June I ran into a grizzly sow with two cubs atop the ridge at 11:00PM while I was on a training run. Standing there in running shorts and a t-shirt 100 yards from three grizzlies renews your feelings of mortality very quickly. Note to self, carry bearspray on training runs, a cell phone will not even slow the bear down. Bear bells are not effective, singing, and talking loud are more likely to work though in some cases nothing does. > > Mark in AK > > ----- It's 40 minutes to midnight PST so...... My Dad was well versed in "working/living in the woods". He was in exploration (Cominco - Geology) and more experienced in that regard than I can imagine. He wasn't a man of many words, but to paraphrase him loosely: "A black bear? Somewhat predictable. A brown bear? Not so much. A grizzly? *Much* less. A Wolverine? Unpredictable and vicious." I whistle/sing when trekking around in the woods alone. Glad you were not injured. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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