States where you have seen a bear (check all that apply)-- and no a bear in a cage does not count.
States where you have seen a bear (check all that apply)-- and no a bear in a cage does not count.
Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire and Maine were on the AT
California - PCT and JMT
Wyoming - Yellowstone NP
Montana - CDT - grizzly
Alaska - 12 grizzlies
The Grizzlies in Alaska had to be "interesting".
I'd sure like to experience that some day-- I think. OK, let me put that another way. I sure would like to have experienced that.
New jersy,New york,Califonia,virginia kentucky!
"and no a bear in a cage does not count"
LOL! You should have included "Nowhere" as a choice. The bears gave me the cold shoulder my entire thruhike. If I believed nothing but my own eyes, I'd have to conclude that bears do not exist on the AT. Of course to do that I would have to ignore the dozens of bears everyone around me seemed to have encountered.....
I've not seen a bear yet. It's interesting that of the 20 people answering the survey that have seen a bear, so far, 10 saw a bear in Shenandoah. I will be hiking 80 miles of that park this spring - after I make my way from Mt. Rogers to Fish Hatchery road.
I was a little disappointed that I did not see a bear in the Smokies when I did that.
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dont be dissapointed I have heard many people say the same thing but do hope you all see some!its An eye opener kentucky
Seeing a bear is/was a great thrill, however afterwards every noise seemed to be magnified by about 1000 decibles. Really keeps you on your toes.
Massachusetts, Virginia, Tennessee, California, Colorado
I love seeing bear, gets me all charged up!
VA (1 black)
SNP (3 black)
PA (1 black)
NJ (2 black)
WY (3 griz)
ID (black)
MT (2 black, 2 griz)
CA (3 black)
I saw seven bears during my thru. All of them were in the Shenandoah Park.
Spent the night at Bearfence Mt. Hut with a group of Boy Scouts and leaders. A bear came into the shelter area and went into the privey. It's one of my best pictures. The bear comming out of the privey. The photo caption is "Who said,"does a bear S**t in the woods".
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At Campsire 2 in NJ a huge bear walked right through our campsite. I was having some back pain that day and my friend gave me a percoset, so when I saw the bear my legs turned to jello and the rest of me froze up stiff. If not for that I could have had one hell of a picture.
Kodiak, Alaska (Don't have enough fingers and toes to count that high!)
California- biggest black bear I ever saw (huge) I'm not saying how big cause you won't believe me!
Vermont
North Carolina
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Seeing? Or being followed by? Or seeing one in someone else's tent?
tn and nc in the smokies neo
Seen them on the trail and off trail.
Tenn. Mainly Cades Cove and Cades Cove campground. (One stole my ice chest while I was car camping there. left me with a coke and a tomato. Even unscrewed the mayo jar.) Also Mt LeConte. One followed me for 5 or so mins. Guess he liked me. Also on Mt LeConte found a bear with his head in someone's tent. The packers were up a tree. Ibelieve the old False Gap Shelter was on the Tenn side of the trail. There was a black bear that would wait till you went into the outhouse. Then park himself out front. (Lesson: The outhouse is not always the place to go. Leave no trace or not.)
North Carolina: Ice Water Springs shelter, Mama bear with 2 cubs. Smokemount Campground. Too many to count. Watched one run off with someone's BBQ Pit. (With BBQ.)
California. Mama brown bar with 2 cubs. On the trail. Yosemite.
New Jersey and a lot in Canada, including Grizzlies.
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Saw a nice sized bear 4 days ago on my way to Hurricane Gap to work on my section. 1/2m from the trail, North Carolina side. Lots of hikers see'um 'round here.
I saw a mother black bear with her three cubs (3 weeks ago). She was eating right beside a dirt road heading up to Flattop Mtn (which backs up to SNP between Pinefield and Hightop huts). We drove right up to them real slow in my jeep - we just sat there and watched her. It was awesome. After a few minutes, she just looked up at us and walked into the woods with cubs in tow. The bear population in and around the SNP has exploded over the past 5 years. There's on avg. more than 1 per square mile in this area.