[Aliska]

Yeah I thought I wouldn't want to prowl around up there without a weapon or two. We never worried about such things on vacations when I was a child.

I think I am probably too old and unfit to do anything like that now but I'd love to see that area again.

We encountered a big bear in our campground in one of those camping parks. We used a tent. I was too stunned to even scream and my parents were out talking to some people we met (we always met nice people on our trips) and my sister and I were in bed on cots for the night.

That could have had a very unhappy ending. The bear was foraging for food. It was big and brown.

[eyedigress]

It’s not the people. Folks are on horseback and fancy bikes and what not. There is a community up there as well.

If a bear, wolf or any other critter is threatening just pop off a .40 and they move away.