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Subject:Back from vacation in the Rockies
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Wed, 11 Apr 2001 19:24:59 -0500

We really had a great time the Westy with the new engine was a dream.

On a recent visit to one of our National Parks, the park director issued
a Bear alert.

They required all campers to attend a short seminar regarding possible
contact with the rogue bears.

The park official first started out by explaining about some recent
events involving bears and suggested that to avoid startling bears and
provoking an unwarranted attack and suggested that each camper should
ware some little bells.

He said that the Brown bears were not any real danger but we should be
very careful about the Grizzly bears.

He farther suggest that our being able to identify the stool of each type
of bear might be an advantage in deciding whether to continue our hiking
for the day or turn back.

He said that the Brown bear was easily identified by the presence of
various berries; possibly some squirrel fir and often fish scales.

The Grizzly bear was easier to identify because it often contained hair,
fish scales and little bells.