[pct-l] Bear 'Can Usage

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Lilacs,

During a business trip to RSA a few years ago a colleague, who car-camped
with his family, told a monkey story:  He pitched his family-size tent near
some trees, and everything was peaceful until early the next morning when
the whole tent began to shake and shudder.  He found that a band of monkeys
had climbed the trees and were jumping off limbs to slide down the top and
sides of the tent.

That’s an interesting way to awaken in the morning.

Come see us; the PCT hiking is great.

Steel-Eye

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

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On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:04 PM, <lilacs007 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm new to hiking, posted on here once about hiking with a disability, but
> have been reading all the threads.
>
> I too am a little shocked that this seems to be okay and not frowned upon
> by experienced hikers.
> People being a bit too relaxed about this issue and the impact it could
> have on bears.
>
> BTW I lived in South Africa and would hike a lot there. The local monkeys
> got very used to the food and would steal it left and right, some kid fell
> off a cliff while chasing them once - they were then systematically
> euthanized. It was very sad, but they were super scary in packs of 20+.
>
> Everything we do has an impact, but I'm sure I don't have to mention that.
>
> My 2 cents. Happy hiking!
>
>