Yellowstone
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Dave - while you are preparing to come to bear country, if you have the time, get a copy of Osborne Russell's "Journal of a Trapper." It's a good read and tells about his experiences as a young trapper in the 1830s and 1840s. He and a fellow trapper were wounded (arrows) by the Blackfeet by the northern shore of Yellowstone Lake. They were bathing at the time and lost horses, gear, and all their clothes. Luckily. they had their rifles and" possibles" sacks. Other than that they were stark naked, and yet managed to hike out of the park to present day Fort Hall in Idaho. Those were some tough hombres.
In his journal Russell describes some of the flora and fauna of the mountain areas. He mentions the grizzly and leaves the reader with a memorable statement, "A wounded grizzly is nothing to trifle with."
Am heading back to the marina tomorrow. Life is good. Retirement can be described thus: everyday is Friday afternoon. Or as a late friend Dr. Schwidde use to say on canoe trips on the lake when toasting our party with his awful home made wine, " Ah, there is so much to drink and such little time to do it."
See you in August. Drive safe.
John
In his journal Russell describes some of the flora and fauna of the mountain areas. He mentions the grizzly and leaves the reader with a memorable statement, "A wounded grizzly is nothing to trifle with."
Am heading back to the marina tomorrow. Life is good. Retirement can be described thus: everyday is Friday afternoon. Or as a late friend Dr. Schwidde use to say on canoe trips on the lake when toasting our party with his awful home made wine, " Ah, there is so much to drink and such little time to do it."
See you in August. Drive safe.
John