Grizzlies in Yellowstone and Glacier
04-08-22, 06:24 PM
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If that was the UK, why was the bicyclist on the right side (in this case, the wrong side) of the road?
That said, both the bicyclist and the bear were in focus, but the ground at the same distance from the camera as the bear was out of focus, the yellow line just behind the bear is well out of focus compared to the good focus of the bear claws. Photographers call the range that is in good focus the depth of field. I think it would have looked less manipulated if the bear was less in focus.
That said, both the bicyclist and the bear were in focus, but the ground at the same distance from the camera as the bear was out of focus, the yellow line just behind the bear is well out of focus compared to the good focus of the bear claws. Photographers call the range that is in good focus the depth of field. I think it would have looked less manipulated if the bear was less in focus.
04-08-22, 08:10 PM
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Problem with Glacier NP is that the park service placed the campground on top of existing bear trails. Bears spend the night on high ground and come down in the daytime to look for food. Putting a campground on these established bear trails is inviting disaster. And like any bureaucracy the park service refuses to relocate the campgrounds.
Bear spray is better than nothing but it cannot be taken on planes or put in checked luggage. Good idea to watch one of the online videos showing how to use it. Most bears are startled by hikers not making enough noise and react by attacking what is perceived as a threat.
A great many attacks are the result of dumb behavior by people who cannot conceive that a wild animal might actually be dangerous. Still there are far more people killed by dogs and hogs each year.
Bear spray is better than nothing but it cannot be taken on planes or put in checked luggage. Good idea to watch one of the online videos showing how to use it. Most bears are startled by hikers not making enough noise and react by attacking what is perceived as a threat.
A great many attacks are the result of dumb behavior by people who cannot conceive that a wild animal might actually be dangerous. Still there are far more people killed by dogs and hogs each year.
04-09-22, 10:58 AM
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No. 1 cause of death in Glacier is drowning according to a display sign I saw there. When backpacking in the backcountry my guide and I always talked when below the tree line. I made him walk ahead of me. 
IIRC, it’s bison in Yellowstone.
IIRC, it’s bison in Yellowstone.
