Bears
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Bears
I read this on a Rubicon website....this is EXACTLY my experience. Never even THOUGHT about them before....now all the sudden you do.
I practically live on the trail - for 15 years I have been out there with groups every week from Monday through Thursday. Rarely ever did I see a bear - although I heard them every night. During all those years my camp at Rubicon Springs has been raided only three times. We have never been bothered at Loon, Spider or Buck - that has changed. In June 2001 bears had taken all our food in a camp at Buck Island Lake.
This summer (2002) I hear of daily raids in camp sites along the entire trail. I have bear contact almost every week. Some of the bears are quite large (500 lbs) and pretty scary when they start messing up your truck.
So, from now on you will have to be extra careful with your food supplies. Good news: They don't take beer - yet!.
I practically live on the trail - for 15 years I have been out there with groups every week from Monday through Thursday. Rarely ever did I see a bear - although I heard them every night. During all those years my camp at Rubicon Springs has been raided only three times. We have never been bothered at Loon, Spider or Buck - that has changed. In June 2001 bears had taken all our food in a camp at Buck Island Lake.
This summer (2002) I hear of daily raids in camp sites along the entire trail. I have bear contact almost every week. Some of the bears are quite large (500 lbs) and pretty scary when they start messing up your truck.
So, from now on you will have to be extra careful with your food supplies. Good news: They don't take beer - yet!.
The last words spoken before a YouTube video is filmed: "Hold my beer, now watch this..."
Regards,
Ken Hower
RTF Director
http://www.rubicontrail.org/
Regards,
Ken Hower
RTF Director
http://www.rubicontrail.org/
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bears...
Easy solution.... Tie your food up high in a tree and/or hang it over a cliff. Otherwise... Don't bring any, don't beg for any and die cold HUNGRY and alone.
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Re: bears...
Mr. Miyagi wrote:Don't bring any, don't beg for any and die cold HUNGRY and alone.
Better hope you don't get stuck.
The last words spoken before a YouTube video is filmed: "Hold my beer, now watch this..."
Regards,
Ken Hower
RTF Director
http://www.rubicontrail.org/
Regards,
Ken Hower
RTF Director
http://www.rubicontrail.org/
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Re: bears...
Kind of like the people who do not ride hondas. . . die cold HUNGRY and alone. . .Mr. Miyagi wrote:Easy solution.... Tie your food up high in a tree and/or hang it over a cliff. Otherwise... Don't bring any, don't beg for any and die cold HUNGRY and alone.
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