Quote Originally Posted by Mass Tim View Post
... When he asked us where we were from, we answered truthfully, to which he answered matter-of-factly, "I've been there". The reader is left to come to his or her own conclusion about what that answer means.
I don't know what you thing that means either -- when I have a similar conversation, I am usually able to say the same thing -- I have been in thousands of places in the USA -- it is pretty rare for me to to be stumped much anymore.
The high point of the hike happened almost immediately, as we turned a corner on the trail and I noticed two black bear cubs not more than 200 feet in front of us.
I would be wiling to bet that Mama bear was around.... I have had 2-3 up-close-and-personal encounters with Mama bears -- they can get a bit cranky.... You were lucky.
After that, we were careful to be a bit more noisy. Bears don't usually like to be surprised, either.
A good policy -- I usually sing when I am walking in bear country.
We had our dinner at Wright's Dairy Rite, which was good as always. The banana shake, defying gravity and all laws of suction, was perfect
Sounds yummy -- thanks for this report!.

Mark