I’ve seen lots of bears this year. They have all run away when they see me until about 2 weeks ago when a bear came charging through the bushes at me. It was charging me from the side, like it was trying to blind side me. I yelled at it, it stopped and then started charging me again. I yelled at it, picked up branches, started waving them around while backing down the trail. It changed directions and started coming after me again. I kept yelling, and throwing branches around and swinging branches at it. It stopped, looked at me for awhile, and then left.
Month: August 2007
Hey from mile 2189
Hey,
My son came and picked me up from Stablers Store in Carson, Wa. He brought me back to his apartment in Portland. I just got out of a long hot shower and am sitting here in flannel jammies curled up with my laptop.
I’m going to take a few days off and then we will hit the trail together for 112 miles to White Pass. We will take it easy and I’m looking forward to the days I will be able to spend hiking with him.
The trail is lined with ripe berries: blue berries, huckleberries, strawberries, thimble berries, salmon berries, blackberries. Yumm.
I’ll write more soon.