On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:47:14 GMT, rw
wrote:

I'm sure that your babysitters (i.e., guides) had a large caliber
firearm handy. Probably a shotgun.

Uh, we are in a raft. No guns. No spray. I sure as hell wouldn't
get in a Beaver with someone carrying a shotgun. You make too much of
the bear thing, Barnard. They are not a problem as long as you give
them their way, let them know you are in the area, and don't startle
them. PERIOD