Strange hiking experience in the Sierras

[deej]

Hmmmm I never noticed it before but that looks kind of like a teddy bear.  LOL  Don't mind me I'm just entertaining myself today.

[JAG1]

Excuse me deej but I don't go around trying to hug the bears out in the woods. I don't think they'd take to that too well  . Liked your post showing the poop size. Nice gun too.

 

 

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[hex0rz]

Here is mine...some may recall my story when I first joined the forum.

 

 

 

 

 

...because of this experience, I find it difficult for me to find the true peace I once had camping in the woods.

Edited November 21, 2014 by hex0rz

[JAG1]

Do you have a link to this story?

 

 

Don't feel bad Anthony, once my wife an I came within 10 feet of a male Grizz in Canada. It was heart stopping because neither one of us saw the other till we were so close we startled each other. Bear stomped and you could hear him breathing heavily mixed with a growl. Heart pounding experience. look like monsters up close. We felt lucky that he ran away not us. Except he stopped, stood up on his hind legs showing his full size while he turned around to look at us. I thought we were in for it but he left us alone.

Edited November 21, 2014 by JAG1

[deej]

Excuse me deej but I don't go around trying to hug the bears out in the woods. I don't think they'd take to that too well  . Liked your post showing the poop size. Nice gun too.

 

 

IBMobile, sending you a pm.

Hahahahaha I'm usually more scared of them than they are of me,  ;)

[AH64ID]

Any recent rain, fog, or low temps prior to the smell? The moisture can bring out some pungent animal smells, which I rather like in the fall.

[JAG1]

It was very cold that early morning, about 29-32 degrees F. compared to the mid afternoon, while hiking, of around 70 degrees. I thought how strange that sudden smell with no sound and nothing anywhere in sight. It was like natures warning since the smell was so strong.  Cougars are perhaps like cats so they have very little scent but, still it hit me like an alarm so I turned around. It was unmistakably something wild.

 

 Before the smell it was like entering a strange untouched protected area with surpassing natural beauty. It enticed one to go further but also had a foreboding feel, like a place only belonging to the wild. Well protected from winter cold and winds because of the location of surrounding rock and close proximity to steep high mountains gave you a stronger sense that it was separate and one of the few places left untouched and never revealed to the rest of the world.  It Felt as if I was about to deeply infringe on an area I should not venture into. Continuing just a few more steps brought on the strong smell all around and then turned away. 

Edited November 22, 2014 by JAG1

[Wild and Free]

Wasn't a squatch fart was it??????????????   Just couldn't help myself lol.
 

[JAG1]

Wasn't a squatch fart was it??????????????   Just couldn't help myself lol.

 

It was pretty Damn gross, whatever it was, I knew I had to get outa there.

[AH64ID]

Years ago, probably 5-7, there was a stretch of trail that a cat must have been living on. Everyone we hicked thru it when there was any moisture in the air it would smell like the cat was right there.

I will also find pockets of timber that smell of elk piss, very strong and very present... But it could be old.

Have an approx grid to the area?

[hex0rz]

Do you have a link to this story?

 

 

Don't feel bad Anthony, once my wife an I came within 10 feet of a male Grizz in Canada. It was heart stopping because neither one of us saw the other till we were so close we startled each other. Bear stomped and you could hear him breathing heavily mixed with a growl. Heart pounding experience. look like monsters up close. We felt lucky that he ran away not us. Except he stopped, stood up on his hind legs showing his full size while he turned around to look at us. I thought we were in for it but he left us alone.

The post was before the forum was converted. If Mike was able to retrieve it, it would be nice, otherwise, I could maybe take some time to recount the story if really interested. Still pretty vivid in my memory...

 

It was very cold that early morning, about 29-32 degrees F. compared to the mid afternoon, while hiking, of around 70 degrees. I thought how strange that sudden smell with no sound and nothing anywhere in sight. It was like natures warning since the smell was so strong.  Cougars are perhaps like cats so they have very little scent but, still it hit me like an alarm so I turned around. It was unmistakably something wild.

 

 Before the smell it was like entering a strange untouched protected area with surpassing natural beauty. It enticed one to go further but also had a foreboding feel, like a place only belonging to the wild. Well protected from winter cold and winds because of the location of surrounding rock and close proximity to steep high mountains gave you a stronger sense that it was separate and one of the few places left untouched and never revealed to the rest of the world.  It Felt as if I was about to deeply infringe on an area I should not venture into. Continuing just a few more steps brought on the strong smell all around and then turned away. 

 

This is no coincidence...