[pct-l] Bear incident "as serious as it gets"?

[Ron Graybill]

Yes, unless you think of other humans as animals, which, after a few days
on the trail most of us are.  At the Trailfest we were told that the
greatest hazard to one's physical well being on the trail are the germs you
might well pick up from a friendly handshake or shared food with other
hikers, leading to debilitating intestinal problems . Be zealous with your
hand sanitizer.
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Robert E. Riess <robert.riess at cox.net>wrote:

> Which leads me to a question: in the last 10 or 15 years, has there ever
> been an incident on the PCT where someone was actually physically injured
> by a bear (or any other animal)?
>
> I got stung by some mosquitos in 1994.  Ooops, that was 18 years ago.
> Sorry.
>
> When considering injuries by hypothermia, frostbite, sunstroke,
> dehydration, falls, and animal bites, I would accord animals last place.
>  In this consideration, humans are not animals.
>



-- 
Ron Graybill
(909) 910-9339 (mobile--txt messages ok)