Im guessing a lot of you guys will have seen this, but it was new on me so for those that haven't....
Bear Alert!
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And here is a sign from earlier this year in Alaska (at the Iditarod Trailhead outside Anchorage)...
Well that doesn't give you a nice warm feeling at the start of the hike! (For Brown Bear read Grizzly Bear.) Decided that discretion was better than being lunch (or the being the subject of a sign saying Brown Bear Actively Defending Hiker Kill At Mile 8) so hiked a shorter loop of the Dew Mound Trail and the Iditarod. Talked to myself a lot and had my bear spray in my hand part of the time in thick cover - remember this was temperate rainforest. Didn't see any bear but did see loads of bear poop; none seemed warm. Not a wholly enjoyable hike!
Also to give some scale...
(Apologies for the quality but it's a photo of a photo!)
This Grizzly Bear oustayed its welcome a couple of years ago in Mayo (Yukon Territory). It seems it hadn't found enough food for it to go into hibernation and so started to visit town to scavenge. Anyway it ended up breaking into a B&B and trashing the place in search of food (I've seen the photos - I mean trashed!). The locals tried to trap it, to no avail, so in the end they had to shoot it for everyone's safety. Whatever - I hope I never meet a grumpy Grizzly (or indeed, any Grizzly) on the trail...
There's some more detail on the bear here if you're interested. (Look for "B&E At The B&B" about 1/3 of the way down the page.)
Well that doesn't give you a nice warm feeling at the start of the hike! (For Brown Bear read Grizzly Bear.) Decided that discretion was better than being lunch (or the being the subject of a sign saying Brown Bear Actively Defending Hiker Kill At Mile 8) so hiked a shorter loop of the Dew Mound Trail and the Iditarod. Talked to myself a lot and had my bear spray in my hand part of the time in thick cover - remember this was temperate rainforest. Didn't see any bear but did see loads of bear poop; none seemed warm. Not a wholly enjoyable hike!
Also to give some scale...
(Apologies for the quality but it's a photo of a photo!)
This Grizzly Bear oustayed its welcome a couple of years ago in Mayo (Yukon Territory). It seems it hadn't found enough food for it to go into hibernation and so started to visit town to scavenge. Anyway it ended up breaking into a B&B and trashing the place in search of food (I've seen the photos - I mean trashed!). The locals tried to trap it, to no avail, so in the end they had to shoot it for everyone's safety. Whatever - I hope I never meet a grumpy Grizzly (or indeed, any Grizzly) on the trail...
There's some more detail on the bear here if you're interested. (Look for "B&E At The B&B" about 1/3 of the way down the page.)
I bet i could 'wup' him in an arm wrestle....
(the guy with the tash, not the teddybear)
(the guy with the tash, not the teddybear)
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Interesting that the article about the bear in the photo describes it as old but small.
Would hate to meet a big one!
Would hate to meet a big one!
