[pct-l] Real Bear Trouble in '04 -- Attacks and Raids

[jjolson at uwyo.edu (Jeffrey J. Olson)]

Bears can be intimidated.  I was hiking up the beautiful valley to the 
Rae Lakes BAsin and came around a corner and there was a bear grubbing 
in a log.  I backed up to the corner and harumphed.  The bear did a 
double take, literally, and bounded away across the valley.  I watched 
him go and started walking.  I continued to watch him and he paralleled 
me across the valley.  I stopped, took a big breath and let out a very 
high decibel and what must have been a very inteimidating roar.  The 
bear stopped, flinched almost, and like a cowed dog, curled around and 
lumbered into the forest, looking back over his shoulder.  I don't think 
he could see me cause they don't have good eyesight, but I felt at top 
of the food chain for a couple minutes. 

Jeff Olson
Laramie WY