[pct-l] Thoughts on Bear Spray

[whitethunder10 at hotmail.com (Joseph Niemiec)]

I had bear spray and then realized, like crampons, I would never use it.  
tried to shove it in others packs and then it was left in independence at 
the courtrhouse hotel.  If youy feel you need it I'm sure it is still there.

You may need it as badly as you need a hand flashlight, nalgene bottle, 
therma-rest, two tshirts, etc... get my drift?

Mouse

>From: "Jeffrey J. Olson" <jjolson@uwyo.edu>
>To: "PCTA-L" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] Thoughts on Bear Spray
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:23:26 -0700
>
>I met up with a bear heading south up the drainage to the Rae Lakes 
Basin,
>up from Vidette Meadows, where there were way too many people.
>
>He was grubbing a log in the stream and he didn't see me until I 
"harumphed"
>in a loud voice after backing up to the bend in the trail, 30' away.  He 
did
>a literal double take and bounded away across the valley.
>
>He started moving upstream 200 yards or so away from me, paralleling me 
on
>the trail.  I let out a huge, loud and heartfelt roar that stopped him 
dead
>in his tracks.  He literally cringed for a moment, turned slowly, 
keeping
>his head toward me, and slunk down into the trees and disappeared.
>
>I took great delight in telling the campers at the first lake there was 
a
>bear not a half mile downstream...
>
>Jeff Olson
>Laramie WY, where it's still summer, waiting for the hammer to fall...
>
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