[pct-l] JMT/Sierra Conditions? + Bear Ideas
Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes
diane at santabarbarahikes.com
Wed Jul 13 22:18:56 CDT 2011
I'm wondering if a vuvuzuela might be more fun and lighter in weight,
not to mention way more obnoxious than an air horn?
On Jul 13, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> I'm in Alaska right now and have run into several Native American
> guides at
> a cultural site who carry air horns to scare away the brown bears.
> They say
> they work. I may buy a cheap boat horn for our hike on the Exit
> Glacier
> tomorrow. It's got to be more effective than bear bells.
>
> I was eye to eye with a lynx 3 days ago, and the magnificent animal
> just
> stood there 10 feet away staring us down and let me get some great
> pix.
>
> Shroomer
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