[pct-l] Scary bear story & not hanging food

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

In a message dated 7/20/2004 4:33:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Bighummel@aol.com writes:

> This is the exact thing that Tom used to say would lead to increased bear 
> incidents of crashing tents and attacking sleeping hikers in the night. 
> 

Hold on Greg, no one's tent was crashed and no hikers were attacked either.

In this case, the bears may have been negatively re-enforced NOT to mess with 
a thru-hikers food.   The fact that they didn't get any food either, is a big 
plus.

I think the girls handled the experience well. 

Sly