The passionate hiker

The passionate hiker
Early days in the outdoors

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Teddy Bear's Picnic

2 April:  Teddy Bear’s Picnic


A large back bear just ahead of us somewhere:
and we hadn't even left the town of Perth!
Bear paw vs. my size 14 snow boot.

There were bear tracks all over the place in the freshly fallen snow.  Perhaps it was one active bear, or a whole bunch of them – heading towards and away from the Perth town landfill.  Luckily we didn’t bump into them as we passed along the Rideau Trail on our trail maintenance duties.

Perhaps we should have heeded the words of Henry Hall:

If you go down in the woods today
You better not go alone
It’s lovely down in the woods today
But safer to stay at home!

Enjoy this ancient classic – and especially the way he sings those particular words!



Bear tracks - on the way to (or from)  a picnic at the town dump

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