tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996986121279323996.post3853337357243662372..comments2023-10-31T06:45:35.702-05:00Comments on Amusing Musings: Bear CountryVeronica Waldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16367665889716556106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996986121279323996.post-28241992929048320822011-07-19T16:36:25.520-05:002011-07-19T16:36:25.520-05:00Very interesting post! Make me feel like a wimp wh...Very interesting post! Make me feel like a wimp when I worried about walking off the tracks in Australia because of snakes! <br /><br />I suppose it is so out of our experiences, we have nothing potentially dangerous at all, apart from a native spider, the katipo, which doesn't actually kill but is termed poisonous. <br /><br />Our worst danger when out tramping in the bush (forest)is getting lost and then dying of injury or hypothermia.merinzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950053039147788819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996986121279323996.post-20751645224073964342011-07-19T08:19:22.453-05:002011-07-19T08:19:22.453-05:00What a thrill to see such beautiful places - inclu...What a thrill to see such beautiful places - including the "charismatic megafauna" that belong there. Had to laugh at the bear honker.Ellenhttp://lifeisjustabowlofchicken.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996986121279323996.post-76563417020388490492011-07-17T20:34:23.842-05:002011-07-17T20:34:23.842-05:00Wonderful post Veronica. I concur completely with ...Wonderful post Veronica. I concur completely with the concluding article. I brought my two sons as teenagers into the back country of Yellowstone many times. Slough creek 1st and 2nd meadow was a favorite place. I taught them to be careful, respectfull of the wilderness and follow all the rules. Also in the BWCA. It was an important part of their growing up...<br />TroutbirderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com