Re: [pct-l] Yogi & Booboo

[Tom Sweetnam <savamutt@razorlogic.com>]

Richard P. Reynolds wrote:

> An article from the Fresno Bee sheds some light on the subject:
>
> Last year, officials recorded 1,081 incidents and more
> than $560,000 damage...

That's EXACTLY what I said -$560,000   ;-)

> , mostly to cars pried open by
> powerful black bears. This year, 1,026 incidents have
> been noted with damages of $468,690, according to a
> Yosemite flier titled "The Bear Facts: Don't let your car
> become this week's statistic."
>
> During the third week in August, bears broke into 59
> vehicles. And September and October are usually worse.
>
> Tom Sweetnam wrote:
> >
> > ...and speaking of rangers
> >
> > Did anyone else see the Yosemite ranger interviewed on The Outdoor Channel
> > yesterday, who said that bears are doing $500,000,000 (that's right!! half a
> > billion dollars !!)  in damage to cars in the park every year? Wow!
> >
> > And in other news, I just spent a week hiking the Lost Coast Trail (blister
> > beach) and the upper King's Range, and I'm here to tell you, that that West
> > Point study hyped on CNN which said that people who put deodorant on their feet
> > will get far fewer blisters...is all wet (it didn't do much for their smell
> > either). Anyway, I'm convinced, after 25 years of backpacking, that there is NO
> > 100% preventative measure for blisters. They're as inevitable as flying
> > hatchback doors in Yosemite National Park.
> >
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