[pct-l] Re: Deer, was Bears in general, (not canisters):)

[griffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Griffin)]

Is that deer still around? We had an encounter with it at Hopkins Lake in
1995. Hopkins is the last lake on the PCT before it heads into Canada. My
hiking partner Rob accused me and my other trail buddy of stealing his hat
during the night, but actually the deer took it from his backpack because of
the salt content. A photo of Rob and his hat is

http://staff.washington.edu/griffin/pct_harts_pass.html

Tom Griffin
Seattle, WA
http://staff.washington.edu/griffin/pct.html

> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:09:59 +0100
> From: Saskia Daru <saskia.home@wanadoo.nl>
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> I am sorry but I don't remember the exact place of our hike. I've been
> trying to find it back, but I just have the picture. My journal stops
> before that date... It was not Hopkins Lake, because I have never heard
> of it. I think it might have been at a campsite called Fisher Creek and
> we were going to Bridge Creek, but where that was. There must be dozens
> of Fisher Creeks and Bridge Creeks.
> Apparently deer do this quite often. That was one hell of a courageous
> deer, though.
>
> Saskia
>
> On woensdag, feb 12, 2003, at 02:51 Europe/Amsterdam, Robert Ellinwood
> wrote:
>
>> Out of curiosity, did that happen to occur at Hopkins Lake?  I had a
>> deer wake me there, as it licked my pack cover near the tent.
>>
>> Bob
>>