http://www.wcpo.com/news/national/be...moky-mountains Listen to what the ranger says about dropping your pack. around 4:30
And people worry about a few snakes and spiders where I live. Just made a note to make sure I hike, with someone, straight through that area next year. I want to see one bear, preferably well off in the distance, and I will be happy. Any closer and I will not be a happy bushwalker.
"He was a wise man who invented beer." Plato