[pct-l] mailing fuel and bear spray

[Brick Robbins]

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 9:22 AM,  <gschenk1 at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> If you see a bear in California it will:
> 1) Ignore you
>
> Or more likely:
> 2) Run away as fast as it can

Unless you are in a National Park, then it will:

1)ignore you as it searches your camping area for food. It will
continue to ignore you no matter how much you scream, how many rocks
you throw at it, or how many pots you bang.

If there is food in your shelter (or in your pack) the bear may rip it
open looking for the food. If you happen to be in the way of the claws
that rip open the tent, bad things can happen.

That being said, the bears really don't care about you, just about any
food you are carrying.

Outside of the National Parks, they are scared of you, and you will be
lucky just to catch a glimpse of one.