Please don't take it out on me if you had a bad experience in Idaho, but Stanley and Sun Valley are non-typical for Idaho and probably voted along the same lines as you, heck Sun Valley is mostly made up of Californians.
And Greg, please don't mistake me as aggressive, but I've had to throw stones at a bear three times, the same bear, from about 15 feet, deep in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. I still rarely carry pepper spray, but hey if it makes a person feel secure, why not? I never bring a GPS or personal beacon and a cell phone wouldn't work even if I owned one. Please don't get political on me, I can understand your stereo-type for Idaho, but I think you'd be surprised if you knew me.
John, when I first spotted the bear, it was right after pulling my head out from under the darkcloth and looking behind me. Maybe, with their poor vision I looked like five legged bear! He was swimming across the river about forty yards above me and for a split second I thought about swinging the camera around and trying to get a shot of him. The light was fading, and I remembered that I hadn't hung my food in a tree yet, big mistake. He almost beat me back to camp, I had to stop and try to pelt rocks, I had two torn rotator cuffs and was throwing like a three year old. It was frustrating, painful and funny at the same time.
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