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<DIV>Usually you are right, but it was a grizzly.. "She" had been a
problem bear for years. She approached hikers and entered camp
sites. Noise, relocation, dogs all had been tried for over 4 years.
No zoo would take an adult bear so the plan was to kill the mom and relocate her
two cubs. Everyone was very reluctant to do away with a breeding
bear, but I read the story (local Montana newspaper) on the train on the way
home. Didn't get much national news but mom was killed in August.
Her two cubs were darted and one died, but I think the other survived to be sent
to a zoo. When we hiked past the closed campsite, there was police tape
and warning signs all other - we didn't linger.</DIV>
<DIV>The one grizzly I saw stood up and woofed at me, but ambled on. Why
eat hikers when there are all those great huckleberries.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/11/2010 11:05:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
spiriteagle99@hotmail.com writes:</DIV>
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have been a black bear - they don't kill grizzlies.
:)<BR><BR>http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/<BR><BR><BR> <BR>
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To: spiriteagle99@hotmail.com; faller304@gmail.com;
cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR>Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Help Picking a trail<BR>Date:
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:26:10 -0500<BR>From: cicelyb250@aol.com<BR><BR><FONT color=black size=2 face=arial>
<DIV>I second this. Once you hike to Waterton, you can shuttle back
to E. Glacier. Last summer the park service was not taking hikers across
the border (national security??), but an outfitter in Waterton takes hikers to
the border. You walk across and the park service shuttle is there ready
for you!! They do collect $ just for going into the park as well as the
shuttle fee. East Glacier has a very cheap hostel, inexpensive motels, a
laundromat and great Mexican restaurant. A great place to start and end
your adventure. Also by taking the train out, you can take along
your pepper spray (unlike flying). Take it. Remember to take
your passport!! An alternative if you have no passport is to
hike another trail that comes out right at the border - and the park service
shuttle.</DIV>
<DIV>Yes you can get your Glacier permit early, but half are reserved of "walk
ins". We had to lay up at one spot, but the rangers worked with us and
it was easy to plan out our trip once we were there. Others who had
gotten their permits months ahead still had problems since campsites may be
closed at a moment's notice due to bear activity (which was the case in 2009-
they ended up killing the bear)</DIV>
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Message-----<BR>From: Jim and_or Ginny Owen
<spiriteagle99@hotmail.com><BR>To: faller304@gmail.com; cdt-l
<cdt-l@backcountry.net><BR>Sent: Sun, Jan 10, 2010 11:13 pm<BR>Subject:
Re: [Cdt-l] Help Picking a trail<BR><BR>
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Amtrak stops at East Glacier. You can either hike one of the CDT
routes through Glacier NP <BR>or head south through the Bob Marshall
Wilderness. Glacier is probably a better bet for hikers with limited
experience, but you have to get a permit so it is a good idea to reserve
early. <BR>The country is gorgeous. All of the routes in
Glacier are beautiful. The trails through the Park <BR>are maintained
(mostly) and easy to follow. <BR> <BR>Ginny<BR><BR><A title=http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/ href="http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/">http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/</A><BR><BR><BR> <BR>>
From: <A title=mailto:faller304@gmail.com href="mailto:faller304@gmail.com">faller304@gmail.com</A><BR>> To: <A title=mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</A><BR>> Date:
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:44:33 -0500<BR>> Subject: [Cdt-l] Help Picking a
trail<BR>> <BR>> Hey everyone, this is a fairly odd request but any help
would be <BR>> greatly appreciated. Two of my friends and I have been on a
fair <BR>> amount backpacking trips before, but have never really gone on
our own <BR>> without the help of someone more experienced. However, we're
looking <BR>> to do a trip this summer by ourselves, and were wondering if
anyone <BR>> could tell us if we could find a good section of trail maybe
100-150 <BR>> miles long that has an access point somewhere near any stop
on the <BR>> Amtrak Empire Builder route. Once again, any help at all would
be <BR>> appreciated, thank you.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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