Glacier National Park is amazing. These pictures do not come close to doing it justice. You should visit. Click to see full sized pics.
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Glacier National Park is amazing. These pictures do not come close to doing it justice. You should visit. Click to see full sized pics.
Bear Attack
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F•N•S – Kalispell, Mt. CCH member Brian Smith, his wife, and dog have been touring the country for a few months now. They recently arrived in West Glacier, Montana with the intent to drive the Going To The Sun Road originally constructed in 1933 as a WPA project. It is now a part of the National Park Service.
As he was taking a solitary hike along a mountain trail, Brian came across a black bear in his path. His presence inadvertently startled the bear which then turned and attacked him. The bear took a single bite of Brian’s leg and immediately released him. The bear gagged, stumbled a few yards away, and fell dead.
Brian quickly made a bandage from his shirt and stopped the bleeding. With no cell phone service available in this remote area, he returned to the trail head and got medical assistance from a Park Ranger. He later visited a local barber shop to finish cleaning the wounds; he also received a few stitches. Brian is expected to make a full recovery but will surely have a few conversation-starting scars as witness to the event.
Brian’s wife was initially quite shocked and concerned by the attack but stated “Brian is a big guy, pretty tough, but can be a bit toxic to be around; at least on occasion.” A National Park veterinarian checked the carcass of the bear and ruled out rabies. His conclusion agreed with Sara in that the bear apparently died of toxic masculinity. This seems to be the first incidence of a bear being killed by a hiker in National Park history. As Brian did not initiate the attack, he has been exonerated of any wrongdoing. Brian did ask for the bear’s pelt but the Park Service declined the request. “It would have made a great welcome mat for the RV” Brian lamented.
Brian may be immune to black bears and possibly grizzlies but Park Rangers warn against trying this with Alaskan brown bears as they are quite a bit larger and might get in a few more bites and swipes with their long claws before succumbing to Brian’s natural defenses. Fortunately, there are no Alaskan brown bears as far south as Montana.
Brian stated “I had two pints of Imperial Stout last night; I don’t know if that had anything to do with it but I’ll probably have some more tonight; just in case.”