[pct-l] Bear Reinforcement

[reynolds@ilan.com]

I don't exactly agree.

If you store food in your tent you may not know if a bear came by or not. A
thruhiker on this list previously told how she was stalked by a mother and
cub for half the night. The bear didn't crash the tent but the cub came
very close. Maybe next time the bear cub will be a little hungrier and a
little bolder. Maybe last time the bear cub didn't get close enough for the
camper to notice. Maybe the last time was you [not meant personally] and
you didn't notice.

Bears seem to act very much like small children. Put temptation in their
way and . . . .



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