I'm sitting here in Charlotte getting ready to go into work, and have police and news helicopters and scads of emergency vehicles on-scene one subdivision over..a construction/trench rescue, I think. Anyhow, in searching for the breaking news, I ran across an article that is worthy of FYI. For many reasons, bears in our region are on the move and having more encounters with two-leggeds.
For the first time in at least five years, camping has been closed in the Shining Rock Wilderness area and Graveyard Fields, two very popular destinations just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. There have been seven recent bear encounters with campers in those areas, the latest just last Monday when a tent and food bag were torn up. No one was injured, thankfully, though you can imagine the two people inside the tent have quite a story to tell. Those areas are open for daytime use, but overnight camping has been suspended until further notice.
Looking forward to getting back to ACA in a few days...crazy work schedule of late. I did phone in the elk report to the wildlife officers at the Smokies...seems like lots of critters have on their travelin' shoes these days. :-)
Bob
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