Does a bear poop in the woods? (warning - gross image)
Why yes, yes he does....
This lovely specimen was seen today as I rode bikes with some friends from Mt Wilson, down the Rim Trail, and down to the West Fork. Lovely ride, by the way, I recommend it highly. Just watch where you step.
(By the way, these are size 10 shoes, and that is ONE scat from one animal)
HikeUp
On Occidental Peak (just west of Mt. Wilson)...
cougarmagic
Nice! (as nice as that can be anyway.... ) I like seeing bear sign again. They really disappeared all winter.
Hikin_Jim
Re: Does a bear poop in the woods? (warning - gross image)
cougarmagic wrote:
This lovely specimen was seen today as I rode bikes with some friends from Mt Wilson, down the Rim Trail, and down to the West Fork. Lovely ride, by the way, I recommend it highly. Just watch where you step.
What kind of shape is the Rim trail in these days?
cougarmagic
It was nice. Couple of small downed trees, a few places where you wouldn't want to stumble and fall a several hundred feet to certain death, but we made it just fine even carrying bikes around those spots. It's a beautiful trail - not many views, but nice and shady and forested. Toward the saddle, there is a lot of P.O. It was just starting to leaf out - I imagine when it's "full grown" it will reach across the trail, and anyone hiking will just have to bust through it.
Hikin_Jim
Not a lot of views? Interesting. It's been a long time since I've been on that trail -- that's the one from Newcomb Saddle to Mt. Wilson, yes? I was thinking there would be more views.
I definitely remember some serious drop offs!
cougarmagic
Most of the trail is on the north side of the ridge, so I remember getting to the corners of switchbacks where there was some view, but most of it being pretty thick pine forest. Once we got to Newcomb saddle, and went past that - then we got some spectacular views. Really nice stuff too, with no roads, power lines, etc, so it felt very wilderness-y. It may be that I was more focused on not falling than the scenery though!
) I like seeing bear sign again. They really disappeared all winter.