Joy,

Just remember the fundamental difference between polar bears and the other
North American bears. Black bears and grizzlies are omnivores... Polar
bears are dedicated carnivores, so you *are* food.

I passed through that area on my 2001 road trip, I hugged the north shore
of Lake Ontario from Toronto through Sudbury to Sault St Marie. If you
follow that route, make sure you fill up your gas tank every chance you
get! This is some fairly empty country, and I got *really* close to the
bottom of my tank at one point.

I didn't see any polar bears (or moose), I dunno how far north you need to
go to get into their neck of the woods (tundra?).

Enjoy the trip!

Tim

At 02:41 PM 8/27/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>But NOOOOO I'm not starting another bear thread, and I'm not carrying a
>rifle and I'll stay close to very busy places and just not carry any food!