Spring is fast approaching and that means the bears will be back out and about, and with that in mind the National Park Service issued some important advice this week.
“If you come across a bear, never push a slower friend down … even if you feel the friendship has run its course,” the service tweeted from its official account.
If a bear attacks you out in the wild, don’t try to feed your friend to it.
“If not friend, why friend shaped?” the service tweeted in a follow-up. “What about your other friend? Seeing a bear in the wild is a special treat for any visitor to a national park. While it is an exciting moment, it is important to remember that bears in national parks are wild and can be dangerous.
“When spring arrives and the snow begins to melt, many bears become more active,” it added with a link to bear safety tips.
A follower smartly asked, “What if you’re the slower friend?”
“Check in on the friendship before you head into the woods,” the service replied.
Here are the bear safety tips that the service shared. Be sure you read them so, maybe, you can avoid having to decide whether or not to sacrifice your friend … or before your friend has to decide whether or not to sacrifice you.
Must-do activities at every national park Must-do activities at every national park #60. North Cascades: Hike Desolation Peak #59. Lake Clark: Visit Proenneke Cabin #58. Katmai: Stay at Brooks Camp #57. Isle Royale: Scuba dive shipwrecks #56. Wrangell-St Elias: Backpack a sixteener #55. Dry Tortugas: Explore Fort Jefferson #54. Glacier Bay: Take a boat tour #53. Great Basin: Traverse Bristlecone Trail #52. Congaree: Follow the fireflies #51. Denali: Spot the Big Five #50. Voyageurs: Rent a boat #49. Guadalupe Mountains: Desert hiking #48. Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Drive the rims #47. Channel Islands: Kayak Painted Cave #46. Virgin Islands: Dive beneath the surface #45. Pinnacles: See a California Condor #44. Carlsbad Caverns: See the Big Room #43. Lassen Volcanic: Hike Boiling Springs Lake Trail #42. Kenai Fjords: Take a boat tour #41. Redwood: Drive among giants #40. Mammoth Cave: Take a tour #39. Mesa Verde: Tour Long House #38. Kings Canyon: See General Grant #37. Big Bend: Soak in Langford Hot Springs #36. Petrified Forest: Camp in the Painted Desert #35. Great Sand Dunes: Go sandboarding #34. Crater Lake: Drive the Scenic Rim #33. Biscayne: Snorkel reefs and shipwrecks #32. Wind Cave: Take the Natural Entrance Tour #31. White Sands: Hike Dune Trails #30. Theodore Roosevelt: Drive the Badlands #29. Haleakala: Catch a sunrise/sunset #28. Canyonlands: Mesa Arch #27. Everglades: See gators #26. Sequoia: Pay homage to General Sherman #25. Saguaro: Hike among giant cacti #24. Gateway Arch: Ride tram to the top of the arc #23. Death Valley: Visit Badwater Basin #22. Badlands: Scramble Notch Trail #21. Hawaii Volcanoes: Drive the Crater Rim #20. Capitol Reef: Stand atop Cassidy Arch #19. Shenandoah: Skyline Drive #18. Mount Rainier: Experience a wildflower 'paradise' #17. New River Gorge: Have an adventure whitewater rafting #16. Arches: Peer through The Windows #15. Bryce Canyon: Watch the sunrise #14. Hot Springs: Take a hot bath #13. Cuyahoga Valley: Watch birds in Beaver Marsh #12. Olympic: Hike up your shorts and go tidepooling #11. Joshua Tree: Climb desert sandstone #10. Glacier: Photograph Grinnell Glacier #9. Indiana Dunes: Go geocaching #8. Yosemite: Hike Half Dome #7. Grand Teton: Camp in the backcountry #6. Acadia: Cruise on the Queen Mary #5. Rocky Mountain: Hike at high elevation #4. Grand Canyon: Visit Grand Canyon Village #3. Yellowstone: See Old Faithful #2. Zion: Hike Angels Landing #1. Great Smoky Mountains: Cycle Cades Cove
vonnegutflora on March 3rd, 2023 at 15:11 UTC »
"Encourage" is a weird way of saying "it's not illegal to do".
paulfromatlanta on March 3rd, 2023 at 15:06 UTC »
If they are already slower, you don't need to push them down. But if they are faster...
jxj24 on March 3rd, 2023 at 15:00 UTC »
Sounds like something a slower person would say.