in my hiking career I've come across two bears at close range. One in Washington, one in Japan. Both times I can confirm I was less concerned about the color and more concerned about not pooping my pants.
Most people do the same thing - stop and stand there like a dumbfounded idiot for a few seconds, then slowly back away while whispering something stupid like "oook mr bear, thats a good bear, that's right stay right there mr good bear, please don't come over here mr bear, etc."
So far my method is 2 for 2!
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