The humidity level is quite high, and the atmosphere feels expectant - almost as if it's holding its breath. It's a strange feel in the air.
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Never-Too-Young-to-Begin Dept:
"A fourth-grader delivered the killing blow to a 32-foot bowhead whale in Barrow recently in a singular, hands-on hunting lesson from the boy's Inupiat uncles."Read about this intrepid 9-year-old, here. Note: accompanying pictures are not for the squeamish.
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Where-Angels-Fear-to-Tread Dept: Anchorage has reopened a local hiking trail where locals were mauled by bears.
The Rover's Run trail in Far North Bicentennial Park was unusually quiet this summer -- one summer after a girl riding in an all-night bike race and a middle-aged runner were seriously injured when attacked by grizzlies on the trail that runs along a salmon stream.Here's the whole story.
The decision was made in early June to close Rover's Run to the public this summer. It was reopened on the recommendation of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, which has been monitoring the problem-bear situation.The number of bear tracks and scat along the trail indicate that the bears are just about done with the stream as a favorite food source. But officials are still encouraging trail users to be on the lookout for bears.
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That's about all there is, for now. Thanks for stopping by!
2 comments:
Pardon my ignorance Rev. Paul, but why would the trail be along a major source of food for bears to begin with? With all the land Alaska has at its disposal couldn't they have placed the trail away from such a bear attraction?
Just a thought;-)
That's a good question, SR; it deserves an answer.
The trail goes along a stream which is a spawning ground for salmon, in season. At least two of the maulings last year occurred during salmon season.
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