They are after the smell My camping experience is in black bear areas (See: black bear), but when food and other aromatic substances are involved, even a black bear can cause havoc. I have no advice about confronting a grizzly. Incredibly, bears can smell intriguing odors right through sealed packages; this was not a surprise […]
Encountering Moose and Mountain Lions
Here are some suggested actions and precautions to take to avoid or stay safe during wild animal encounters, BUT, animal behavior can be unpredictable based on how hungry they are, how aggressive an individual example may be, whether a male feels his female is threatened or whether a female feels her offspring are threatened—or just […]
Some Other High-Altitude Animals
The antics and habits of some of the animals along the way on a hike can be entertaining and worthy of a stop and look. Rocky Mountain Yellow-belly Marmots Marmots are large ground squirrels, brown in color. They live in burrows in rock piles and are present on rocky slopes all the way up to […]
Dogs and Porcupine Quills
There are a lot of misconceptions about porcupine encounters and if your dog gets quilled, it creates a difficult and dangerous situation. If you can get to a vet, don’t hesitate, go immediately. If you can’t because you are in the backcountry, see below. Porcupines are the third largest-sized rodents in the world. They live […]