Ken Fortenberry wrote:

As for the Grizzly bears, I offer this quote from the National
Park Service website:

* Injury Table
From 1980-2002, over 62 million people visited Yellowstone National
Park (YNP). During the same period, 32 people were injured by bears.
The chance of being injured by a bear while in the park is
approximately 1 in 1.9 million.

Most people who visit Yellowstone rarely get out of their cars, so
that's a meaningless statistic for someone hiking the backcountry in
known grizzly territory -- like Slough Creek. The risk is still
acceptable, IMO.

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