[pct-l] anyone have bear or mountain lion stories?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, All,



I might add that the Bigfoot sign harks back to an incident alleged to have
occurred many years ago at a campsite – 7 ½ Mile Camp -- on upper Eagle
Creek. http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=202733



At nightfall a lone southbound hiker became troubled by the feeling of some
kind of presents near behind him.  He saw nothing, but repeatedly fir cones
came flying by in such a way that it was unlikely they had fallen from the
trees.  After setting up his tent, carefully securing his gear, and crawling
into his bag for the night he repeatedly heard what he thought what was
foot-falls and other noises around the tent.  Unable to doze off, he finally
took a sleeping pill.  When he awoke in the early morning light nothing had
been harmed, but his tent had been unzipped, and every zipper of his pack
had been opened.



I don’t believe a word of it, but if you ever awake to find that a large,
hairy creature with big is pouring Shake’N Bake into the sleeping bag with
you panicking is not only allowed, it’s recommended.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye


On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:32 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Fuzz,
>
> When listening to night sounds a mouse sounds like a deer and a deer sounds
> like a heard of elk.  You do have to be on the look-out for Bigfoot
> though..... http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=201108
>
> Steel-Eye
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Fuzz McPherson <fuzzmcpherson at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>  That was one big heavy deer then.  It was more of a King Kong type sound
>> and less jittery than a deer.  It could have been a deer, but whatever it
>> was was very heavy.  I say it was either a bear or Bigfoot.  Yeah, that's
>> it, Bigfoot!
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net>
>> *To:* Fuzz McPherson <fuzzmcpherson at yahoo.com>
>> *Cc:* pct-l at backcountry.net
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:15:49 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [pct-l] anyone have bear or mountain lion stories?
>>
>> Good afternoon, Fuzz,
>>
>>
>>
>> I was once awakened from a sound sleep by someone – who should best remain
>> unnamed – frantically whispering, “Hey, wake up.  I hear a noise. I think
>> I hear a bear out there!”  Half drowsy I replied, “Bears have big, soft,
>> fuzzy feet.  If there was a bear out there you probably wouldn’t hear a
>> thing.”
>>
>>
>>
>> Huge mistake.  From then on all night it was, “Hey, wake up.  I don’t
>> hear anything. There must be a bear out there!”
>>
>>
>>
>> If you heard clomping-around, there’s a good chance a deer got into the
>> chips.  They love those things, particularly around established
>> campsites.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steel-Eye
>>
>> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965
>>
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Fuzz McPherson <fuzzmcpherson at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone have any bear or mountain lion stories?
>>>
>>> At a campground in the Coast Range between Portland and Tillamook, so not
>>> on the PCT, after having some beers and burgers, I went to sleep in the tent
>>> having left part of a bag of chips out on the picknick table.  I know,
>>> that's not very bright.  In the night I was woken up by heavy stepping
>>> sounds.  It sounded as if a really big heavy guy with workboots was plodding
>>> around the table and then off down the very short trail towards the river.
>>> After a few minutes of listening further I didn't hear anything else so I
>>> went back to sleep.  In the morning I found the chip bag on the ground in
>>> the bushes near the trail to the river.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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