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To: ManyMoose who wrote (3)	12/19/2000 7:00:33 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6879

Dave, There was a guy hiking at Eagle River (north of Anchorage) a few years ago who encountered a black bear, so he got on the ground and played dead. The bear sauntered up and started chewing the guy's rump. The guy let out a yelp and the bear took off. I figure the guy was a Nader voter. When a bear gets obstreperous with me I just pull out my Alaska driver's license and say "Halt! Official government business!". This usually works. However, I pack a 12-gauge with 00 buckshot just in case the bear can't read. <g> Snowshoe

To: ManyMoose who wrote (3)	12/19/2000 6:26:23 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6879

Got one. Way back, when it took 3 days to get to Canada in a '56 Caddy, I went to Canada with my parents. Had to do the last ten miles by Jeep. The camp was very crude by today's standards but great for a kid. The electricity went out at 10pm. Fish were packed on ice cut the last winter. There was a row of cabins just off the lake and a large blueberry patch behind the cabins. The bear part came in because the outhouses were on the other side of the blueberry patch.