Goodness! The busiest bear day I've ever had in SNP was, I think, three. They don't worry me much in the backcountry unless there are cubs; it's the ones that show up at the campgrounds, the ones used to people, that worry me. When I take my son camping there in Shenandoah, I'll bring pepper spray, something I've never done before outside grizzly country.
If you haven't already done so, you should submit this in the climbers' log; it's quite a story!
MoapaPk - Mar 3, 2008 9:08 pm - Voted 10/10
the unexpectedkudos to those who find neat things in seemingly humble places.
Bob Sihler - Mar 3, 2008 9:39 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: the unexpectedThank you. Because Shenandoah lacks the grandeur one associates with the mountains, one learns to appreciate its finer details, of which it has many.
Bob Sihler - Jul 30, 2008 10:51 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Black Bear CentralGoodness! The busiest bear day I've ever had in SNP was, I think, three. They don't worry me much in the backcountry unless there are cubs; it's the ones that show up at the campgrounds, the ones used to people, that worry me. When I take my son camping there in Shenandoah, I'll bring pepper spray, something I've never done before outside grizzly country.
If you haven't already done so, you should submit this in the climbers' log; it's quite a story!