LBNA warning!
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Started on 2002-04-13
LBNA warning!
From: (Beavisbunc@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-04-13 23:20:42 UTC-04:00
I thought this might be of interest to letterboxers,
Last spring, the National Park Service posted a sign in an Oregon national
forest. I can't recite it verbatim, but it said that, as a safety measure,
it was recommended that hikers wear little bells and moth balls, so that
the grizzly bears, which can be dangerous when surprised, would be able to
detect the hikers' presence from a safe distance. It was also recommended
that the hikers learn to distinguish between black bear stools and grizzly
bear stools, so the hikers would be able to determine which kind of bear
was in the vicinity. Black bear stools can be identitied by the presence
of blueberry skins and blackberry seeds. Grizzly bear stools have little
bells in them and smell like moth balls.
Lindathestamper & Crusinray CT
Last spring, the National Park Service posted a sign in an Oregon national
forest. I can't recite it verbatim, but it said that, as a safety measure,
it was recommended that hikers wear little bells and moth balls, so that
the grizzly bears, which can be dangerous when surprised, would be able to
detect the hikers' presence from a safe distance. It was also recommended
that the hikers learn to distinguish between black bear stools and grizzly
bear stools, so the hikers would be able to determine which kind of bear
was in the vicinity. Black bear stools can be identitied by the presence
of blueberry skins and blackberry seeds. Grizzly bear stools have little
bells in them and smell like moth balls.
Lindathestamper & Crusinray CT