Mark....when running in the woods or along trails always have a companion run with you. It is very important that you do this and equally important that you are able to run a bit faster then that person. Bears will always go for the slowest one running.
Lol! We live in the foothills, and I was running in the Park itself.
I was telling my wife that when I was two miles away from the car I starting hearing bears everywhere! And when I was swimming in the creek to cool off I swear there was at least one bear watching me like I was a fish in the water.
I was in fight or flight mode by then, and I ain't fighting no bear!
Mark....when running in the woods or along trails always have a companion run with you. It is very important that you do this and equally important that you are able to run a bit faster then that person. Bears will always go for the slowest one running.
Lol! We live in the foothills, and I was running in the Park itself.
I was telling my wife that when I was two miles away from the car I starting hearing bears everywhere! And when I was swimming in the creek to cool off I swear there was at least one bear watching me like I was a fish in the water.
I was in fight or flight mode by then, and I ain't fighting no bear!
I think there is a song in this adventure!
Was a bear chasing you? That's about the only way I'd be running 4 miles or even 4/10 of a mile, particularly in the foothills of the Smokies.