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Gushing About Hiking in Yellowstone

Gushing About Hiking in Yellowstone

Doug Martland
Trips

Bug spray: check, sunscreen: check, Bear spray: check. It was while reading the directions on the back of the bear spray that I began to have second thoughts. Just how safe were we, bringing our five and eight year olds hiking through Yellowstone, let alone my late sixties in laws in tow, when each trail was emblazened with reminders of the dangers of Bear Country? It didn’t help that we had already seen a grizzly on the side of the road and had also met a black bear who strolled down a hill to the street and leisurely crossed the road in front of the car. The bears were active in Yellowstone and we were taking the family on a backwoods hike to see some of the park’s great sites.

Mid-Atlantic Backcountry Discovery Route: Day 4

Mid-Atlantic Backcountry Discovery Route: Day 4

Tim Peck
Dual Sport, Trips

So there I was, lying in the darkness in my tent, my knife ready. I’d been up for hours, listening. Something was creeping around outside. I was hoping it was a deer … or a raccoon … anything but what my imagination was telling me it had to be. This Yankee Mama’s Boy just wanted to get some sleep. It sure wasn’t going to happen tonight.