Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This year in Denali National Park, we were warned that the grizzly bears were especially a problem. We were told to wear bells on our shoes. In order to distinguish whether the type of bears nearby were black bears or grizzly, we were told to look at the dropped bear sign. If bells were visible, it was a grizzly bear. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <telyt560@cswebmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:53 AM Subject: [Leica] OT: funny story > A friend of mine from many years ago in Alaska in now working as a tour bus driver in Denali National Park. > > The tour bus drivers frequently see grizzly bears on the tours (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt/GRIZ.HTM). As the tour busses pass each other, one heading out as another returns to the train station, the drivers often stop and tell each other what animals they've seen along the way, so the outbound driver can find the animals more easily. They see the bears often enough, and each bear is distinctive enough, that they've given each bear a name because it's far easier to describe which bear they've seen that way. Naturally the tourists enjoy seeing the bears, and playful baby bears are a big hit. > > This summer, one baby bear has been named Ka-Ching because when this bear is seen on the tour, the tourists give the driver extra tips. > > Doug Herr > Sacramento > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt > ___________________________________________________ > The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe > Better! Faster! More Powerful! > 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! > http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ > > > > >