Originally Posted by
echappist
Apparently here on the East Coast, we not only have to deal with ticks and mosquitoes, but also carry bear sprays... A few years ago, a black bear sauntered his way to the town green (I'm 60 min west of the GWB on a good day) and decided to sleep on a tree there.
Gees. I live in a place where there are bears regularly. They're harmless. People don't "carry bear spray." It's not a normal or regular thing to do. It isn't grizzly country. A bear bell more than suffices.