"angler" wrote in message
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On 4 Nov, 01:37, Larry L wrote:
On Nov 3, 3:04 pm, jeff wrote:

. a hike of a few miles leaves the vehicular-bound

way behind and affords a glimpse of an entirely different world.

I think the difference between the hike to and non-hike to is greater
in Yellowstone than elsewhere. Probably the fear of the big bad
bear and the fact that millions think seeing Yellowstone is driving
all the roads in as little time as possible, makes the zone beyond the
roads more exciting than in, say, the Sierra

Last time I fished Slough ( down at the first easy access meadow ) I
ran into fresh bear tracks and when I returned to my truck brand new
"Grizzly Bear Activity" signs not there a few hours earlier ( seems
two anglers had stumbled on a Elk kill and been bluff charged, very
near where I had fished). Add the howling of the Slough Creek pack
of wolves and my mini-hike was an adventure far beyond the Cutts
caught ... fact is I don't remember what I caught ( probably 16 to 20
inch Cutthroats, .... all day ;-) ...

A little note from the Swede: We don't have Grizzlys, they look scary!
Last time I checked we had some 3.500-4.000 brown bears in Sweden,
about 10% of which can be found in the county where I live (I hunt for
them). And although they are bigger than your black bears they are
still so much smaller than a Grizzly. Which gives me reason to think
about carefully listening to the locals if visiting Yellowstone. Don't
want to end my days as bear food.
But, when it comes to hiking and camping in the wilderness I will go
out on a limb and say that very few of you probably spend more time
than me doing such activities, why I would be pleased to see some of
what Yellowstone can offer outside of the normal tourist paths. That
said, I will likely not be able to bring gear to do any overnight
camping but will need a place to stay. The sheer cost (and nuisance)
of bringing the camping gear on a plane is not acceptable.
As this discussion proceed it would be good to have a more definite
"where and when", since it will take some planning to get from here to
Yellowstone.
Then, later on, comes all the fun, planning for what flies I'll need
and so on.
Let's try and make this happen................

/Roger

Roger,

I'd be more than happy to ship my campin' gear to where ever you end up
travelin' to. I have some pretty decent lightweight gear that I bought to
hang out with Wolfgang and Asadi back in 2000. Bivy style tent, less than 5
lbs. (Mountain Hardware), SlumberJack sleepin' bags--separating--bag-in-bag
design, good to -30 fahren., Primus stove, Ther-o-rest pad, Pure Hiker water
filter.

Let me know your plans and I will be happy to help out, with no worries if
unexpected things happen to gear--I'm not one to fret such matters. I'd ship
everything in a reusable shipping container and you would merely have to
ship it back to me--I'll eve pay return shipping!

Mark