today i saw one of the coolest things i have ever seen. we were flying into Cone on the "wherrly bird," about a mile from our dropoff point (and south of where i got attacked by 3 or 4 miles) when we saw a mother grizzly bear fighting an enourmous male grizzly bear. both bears were standing on their hind legs in fighting stance. But when we got close they both scattered. the female was protecting her two cubs that were just behind her.
Did I mention that Cone is absolutely filled with grizzly bears? it is rare that we go a day without someone seeing one. Generally it is fine because most of Cone is pretty high (except where i got attacked), so we have few trees, little brush, and excellent visibility. But when we start taking stream sediment samples at another place called Kipchuck in a couple days, it could get bad. It is all forested and brushy, which means danger. In response, we bought some air horns to scare the bears away. But when Pete, our lead geologist, was trying to scare a mother bear away yesterday on a hillslope with the air horn, the bear just stared at him and didn't move. It took winding up the helicopter to get the bear to go away. Thus I'm kind of wondering how well the air horns will work at Kipchuck. hmmm..... at least there's no lack of excitement. i can't say my job is boring.
I'm thinking about putting up a photo of my side and part of my ass that shows the claw punctures from where the grizzly bear stood on me, but it might be too revealing (remember, I've never mooned anybody in my life). maybe i'll try taking one from a different angle, cause they're pretty sweet.
finally, i'll be in minnesota from july 13th to july 18th, then out to denver to visit mikey from the 18th through probably the 22nd, though i haven't made a reservation yet on the departure. mikey, i sure hope this is okay with you cause i just went ahead and did it. i hear andy kruse will be out there too. that should be fun.
oh, and the mosquitos are still horrific. they don't even go away in the rain.
ed
Did I mention that Cone is absolutely filled with grizzly bears? it is rare that we go a day without someone seeing one. Generally it is fine because most of Cone is pretty high (except where i got attacked), so we have few trees, little brush, and excellent visibility. But when we start taking stream sediment samples at another place called Kipchuck in a couple days, it could get bad. It is all forested and brushy, which means danger. In response, we bought some air horns to scare the bears away. But when Pete, our lead geologist, was trying to scare a mother bear away yesterday on a hillslope with the air horn, the bear just stared at him and didn't move. It took winding up the helicopter to get the bear to go away. Thus I'm kind of wondering how well the air horns will work at Kipchuck. hmmm..... at least there's no lack of excitement. i can't say my job is boring.
I'm thinking about putting up a photo of my side and part of my ass that shows the claw punctures from where the grizzly bear stood on me, but it might be too revealing (remember, I've never mooned anybody in my life). maybe i'll try taking one from a different angle, cause they're pretty sweet.
finally, i'll be in minnesota from july 13th to july 18th, then out to denver to visit mikey from the 18th through probably the 22nd, though i haven't made a reservation yet on the departure. mikey, i sure hope this is okay with you cause i just went ahead and did it. i hear andy kruse will be out there too. that should be fun.
oh, and the mosquitos are still horrific. they don't even go away in the rain.
ed
posted by where's my ed? at 8:45 PM
1 Comments:
ed, i dont think youre getting out alive.
but if you do, can i fly in the plane with you to CO? tell mikey im coming too, whether he likes it or not.
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