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wrote:

I've been within fifteen feet of many bears without any worry.

15 FEET? No worry? Wow. I'm not getting within 100 feet of even a
local black bear (on purpose) unless it's dead. Brown Bear? 75 yards
and heading toward me and I'm trying to outrun my friends. Probably
successfully : -) bruce h

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briansfly wrote:
rw wrote:


Another thing to be careful about is securing your raft when you beach
it. That may seem obvious, and the raft might seem securely beached,
but if the wind comes up or the water rises overnight you could lose
it. Last year one of Steve's parties called in on the sat phone that
they'd lost both of their rafts. Steve's response was, "You mean that
you lost both of MY rafts."


I think I know those guys. LOL! It rained pretty much the whole trip.

That was the same as our weather. Must have been the same guys. Small world.

The water came up so much one evening that Chas and Andy had to move
their tent in the middle of the night.

We almost lost one raft during the day, while fishing. We beached when
it was calm, and while everyone was off fishing the wind came up and
blew the raft into the current. That was a few minutes of panic.

The way the Kanektok and the Kwethluk work, and the way all of Papa
Bear's floats probably work, is that you fly into the headwaters by
landing a float plane on a lake, one flight per raft more-or-less.
Suitable lakes are few and far between. If you get stranded somewhere
you have two options: someone can fly in somewhere upstream and pick you
up in a raft; or, you ride a helicopter. Either one is going to be
expensive, in addition to paying Steve for his lost rafts (and enduring
his wrath and ridicule).

The river rose overnight, and sure enough, BOTH rafts were gone.

I'm trying to imagine the mental state of the first guy who went to
check on the rafts that morning. It must have been something like when I
came home one night to find my stereo gone. It just didn't make sense. I
was dumbfounded, until the awful truth slowly dawned.

They
did find both rafts quite a bit downstream. Some had left their rods
rigged in the raft. They were one big, tangled mess.

If that was the worst they suffered, the angels were on their side. I'll
bet it makes a great story.

FWIW, I had a bear encounter worth mentioning.

snip

Was I in any danger. I thought so.

What are you, Brian? Some kind of wussy gay faux cowboy putz? Don't you
know those brown bears are just big cuddle bunnies? They're so
interested in eating fish that they couldn't couldn't care less about
your skinny liberal ass. :-)

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dplacourse wrote...

The solution that they give you to drink (four liters) to clear you
out tastes just like single malt Scotch. Really. I mean, it is just
yummy. I can't place the year, but it reminds me of a Macallon
Highland Scotch. Really!

d;o)


CoLyte? Like a good whisky? Nuts, I tells ya.

I'm scheduled for colonoscopy number 9 in a few weeks (the joys of Crohn's
and all...) I loathe, odiate, and abhor CoLyte. The first time I used it,
the pharmacist gave me pineapple flavor. Said it's the best. To this day, I
can't eat pineapple. Only recently have I been able to be in the same room
as fresh cut pineapple.

At least my doc lets me use mag citrate now. Doesn't come in pineapple
flavor.

heeby jeebies

Good luck with the procedure -- hope all "ends" well.

Dan

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Daniel-San wrote:
dplacourse wrote...

The solution that they give you to drink (four liters) to clear you
out tastes just like single malt Scotch. Really. I mean, it is just
yummy. I can't place the year, but it reminds me of a Macallon
Highland Scotch. Really!

d;o)



CoLyte? Like a good whisky? Nuts, I tells ya.

I'm scheduled for colonoscopy number 9 in a few weeks (the joys of Crohn's
and all...) I loathe, odiate, and abhor CoLyte. The first time I used it,
the pharmacist gave me pineapple flavor. Said it's the best. To this day, I
can't eat pineapple. Only recently have I been able to be in the same room
as fresh cut pineapple.

That sucks, especially if you used to really like pineapple. Does it
come in Budweiser flavor? :-)

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On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:39:30 GMT, rw
wrote:

What are you, Brian? Some kind of wussy gay faux cowboy putz?

Nah, only one allowed per newsgroup.

He did say 75 yards, I believe. That's quite a distance. Could it
have been his first encounter with an Alaskan brown? I was taken
aback with my first sighting of one less than 100 feet from us in the
water while we floated towards him. He moved.

Question: How many bear did you see on your float last year? Not
bear *sign*, but actual animals. And, what did they do when they
saw/smelled/heard you?

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On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:41:12 GMT, "Daniel-San"
wrote:

CoLyte? Like a good whisky? Nuts, I tells ya.

Shhhhhh, Dan. He doesn't know.....

I'm using TRILyte - 4 liters of the stuff. I tried the flavoring in a
glass first before "spoiling" the entire batch. It didn't improve the
flavor. It does taste better than the stuff they gave me five years
ago.

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On 22 Jun 2006 16:21:46 -0700, "bruiser"
wrote:


wrote:

I've been within fifteen feet of many bears without any worry.

15 FEET? No worry? Wow. I'm not getting within 100 feet of even a
local black bear (on purpose) unless it's dead. Brown Bear? 75 yards
and heading toward me and I'm trying to outrun my friends. Probably
successfully : -) bruce h

I'll load some pictures and post them. You tell me how close I was. I
don't mean to sound cavalier, Bruce, but they are a common occurance
in parts of Alaska, and are very accustomed to seeing/smelling/hearing
humans.

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"bruiser" wrote in message
ups.com...

wrote:

I've been within fifteen feet of many bears without any worry.

15 FEET? No worry? Wow. I'm not getting within 100 feet of even a
local black bear (on purpose) unless it's dead. Brown Bear? 75 yards
and heading toward me and I'm trying to outrun my friends. Probably
successfully : -) bruce h

Yeah, I'm afraid that 75 yards is a bit too close for comfort, when
confronted with an animal that is known to eat human flesh and can run
upwards of 40MPH!

I got pics of lots of bear on our property on Globe Mt. here in Caldwell
County, but have yet to encounter one when puttin' out the sweet feed I
provide to them, the 'coons, squirrels, deer, crows...

While our black bears ain't nothin' comparable to the brutes out in Alaska,
I just can't imagine the casual nature that Dave describes. Especially,
havin' watched a few episodes of Discovery channel's bear encounters in
Alaska.

Op

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dplacourse wrote...


I'm using TRILyte - 4 liters of the stuff. I tried the flavoring in a
glass first before "spoiling" the entire batch. It didn't improve the
flavor. It does taste better than the stuff they gave me five years
ago.


Don't know TriLyte. Can't be worse than CoLyte. Hard to imagine much worse
than CoLyte.

Hope all goes well tomorrow. Enjoy the Valium.


Dan

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Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:

While our black bears ain't nothin' comparable to the brutes out in Alaska,
I just can't imagine the casual nature that Dave describes. Especially,
havin' watched a few episodes of Discovery channel's bear encounters in
Alaska.

You don't get it. Dave is the frigging bear whisperer.

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