[pct-l] Pct-l Digest, Vol 6, Issue 32

[Jessica Winters]

I've lived in WA my entire life and have done a ton of backpacking in  
the North Cascades.  I have never seen any evidence of Grizzzzzz, but  
who knows I guess!!!

Wildflower


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On Jun 12, 2008, at 8:21 AM, bighummel at aol.com wrote:

> Ned,
>
> Someone more experienced with recent activity in Washington will  
> surely chime in, however, Mike Ross (1975) told me of a grizzly  
> following him in light snow.? Upon backtracking after a wrong turn,  
> he saw the huge prints in the snow and then . . . of course . . .  
> the adrenalin kicked in!
>
> Greg "Strider" Hummel
>
>
>
> From: "Ned Tibbits" <ned at mountaineducation.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Grizzly bear sightings in Washington?
> To: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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>
> The following was kindly forwarded to me from a future student. She  
> received
> this info from a backpacking textbook for a class given by the Seattle
> Mountaineers:
>
> "Until recently, backcountry users in the Pacific Northwest assumed  
> that any
> bear encounters would be with black bears. A small number of  
> confirmed grizzly
> bear sightings in Washington State indicates that in some areas  
> (North Cascades,
> Central Cascades, and the Pasayten Wilderness Area) grizzlies are  
> becoming a
> concern. The changing status of the grizzly bear underlines the  
> advisability of
> speaking with a local ranger for up-to-date information."
>
> Can anyone confirm this, that the Griz has, indeed arrived in  
> Washington?
>
> Mtnned
>
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