Re: [SilverStreak] results of the Yellowstone trip

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Not just keep food inside your coach or vehicle, but inside airtight containers. 
A bear can rip an aluminum "sardine can" open with ease. Hey, I could do it, 
though not as easily.
And don't go there in a convertible!

We were camping in N. Idaho last summer in our SS and its pickup tow vehicle 
and a van. Bears would wander into our camp in the evening and night.
Our longhaired black 10# kitty attacked and drove off a MOOSE. He hissed, spit 
and slashed the moose on the nose. She wheeled and sashayed off quickly. Several 
moose were hanging around. They would be wading in the creek just around the 
bend from us.

We got rid of all opened food containers as well as we could, usually daily 
(10 miles to the nearest waste dump site, 17 miles to the one more convenient - 
between us and town). Once a container is opened, use the contents the same day 
and get rid of the container even if you don't use all of the contents.

The bears were after the hawthorn "apples" on the trees in the meadow.

Coyotes and cougars all around the area. Didn't usually see them, just heard 
them, mostly at night.

Didn't see any griz this time.

Al

-- joepatwink@netscape.net wrote:

We got back from Yellowstone Wednesday and I thought I would write up a quick 
note on how it went. We got a campsite at Pebble Creek, which is small and 
designed for tent camping and rigs (automobile and trailer combined) under 30 
foot. You can drop off your trailer and park in a parking area within sight of 
the camp if you wish. We managed to squeeze our 19 foot Sabre and the pickup 
into our site so we were lucky. They do?not allow you to have anything outside 
your vehicle or trailer except lawn chairs and lanterns. This is for a good 
reason, a black bear walked right by us while we were eating supper on Sunday 
at the picnic table. We dashed in the camper and watched it slowly wander 
through our part of the campground, cross the creek on the footbridge, and melt 
into the trees. They have had to kill a female grizzly sub-adult because she 
started raiding the campground, so keeping all food, dishes, and everything else 
in the bear proof bins at the campground or your car is a!
  very good idea. We saw bears four days in a row, and wolves three days, 
including eight wolves in the Druid pack feeding on a fresh killed bison. The Old 
Faithful area was packed, but in my opinion it is worth?that to see the geyser. 
Gas was 4.20 a gallon for 87 octane. The average early morning temperature was 34 
degrees, if you are going to see wolves or bears you will have to be out late or 
get up early so bring a jacket and binoculars. A spotting scope, if you have one 
is good to bring too. There is a lot of snow still on all the mountain tops, lots 
of snow.?Most of?the rivers were running in spring flood from snow melt so the 
fishing is not very good. Most campsites were full by mid-afternoon. It was a great 
trip.