bexter

That's terrifying! I was charged by a grizzly in the Canadian Rockies and your experience sounds even worse. I managed to scare off the bear by standing my ground. Stupidly my besr spray was attached to my pack and not accessible. Will never make that mistake again.

Maybe stood my ground was not the best phrase to use. More, I didn't run away and trigger its prey drive. I have encountered a few grizzlies in the wild but this was the only scary one. I later learned from the park ranger that some wolves had killed an elk there and the bear was likely protecting what was left of the carcass. I also know I was just lucky, if it had been a predatory attack then things could of ended differently.

It's a good point though, acting strangely can be effective, I made myself look big, held my camera tripod in the air and probably cried a bit at him! They generally don't hunt though to be fair, other than opportunistic hunting.

Going back into Canada the border guards have been worse in my experiences.

Hi Justin, in two sentences please can you motivate me to pick-up my guitar again and actually learn to play it?

Alright you convinced me. heads over to brush the dust of the guitar case