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.
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> Mark in AK
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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.

-- 
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