This post is dedicated to my favourite animals - so called Canadian Wild Life. Today I went to Garibaldi Lake. I will post another blog about my trip later. I decided very quick to get anti-bear equipment. It happened after seeing road sign 'Do not feed bears' I decided to quickly get anti-bear equipment.
I have seen similar sign just before Squamish (caution bears next 60 km). I stopped at a mountain equipment shop in Squamish and bought anti-bear spray. I have the jingle bell already since Sunday.
Good news is - I did not see any bear. Despite the high traffic on the Garibaldi Lake hike, there were parts of my trip where I was happy to be heard by everybody, especially bears, in the forest. You need to get used to the sound. It is not as bad as I thought. It is kind of meditation sound.
Wild animal number two is my favorite horsefly. I made very bad experience on Mt.Seymour. I can't tell whether Garibaldi Lake hike was better or worst. It helped I did chose grey outfit and did not use any scented cosmetics. There were less horseflies than on Mt.Seymour, but those who were there cannot be called GIANT (like those on Mt.Seymour). I do not know what is the right term for the size of the horseflies on Garibaldi Lake - maybe bigger than huge.
I was planing to use the insect repellent until the question 'do I smell tasty to a bear while wearing repellent?' came to my mind. I did not use any this time and I will do some research on this topic.
Do not be afraid, get ready for the situation! See you soon again!
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| This is the sign and I never ever planned to feed any bear. |
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| Basic equipment - jingle bell and anti-bear spray. |
Good news is - I did not see any bear. Despite the high traffic on the Garibaldi Lake hike, there were parts of my trip where I was happy to be heard by everybody, especially bears, in the forest. You need to get used to the sound. It is not as bad as I thought. It is kind of meditation sound.
Wild animal number two is my favorite horsefly. I made very bad experience on Mt.Seymour. I can't tell whether Garibaldi Lake hike was better or worst. It helped I did chose grey outfit and did not use any scented cosmetics. There were less horseflies than on Mt.Seymour, but those who were there cannot be called GIANT (like those on Mt.Seymour). I do not know what is the right term for the size of the horseflies on Garibaldi Lake - maybe bigger than huge.
I was planing to use the insect repellent until the question 'do I smell tasty to a bear while wearing repellent?' came to my mind. I did not use any this time and I will do some research on this topic.
Do not be afraid, get ready for the situation! See you soon again!
Wanna see these bigger-than-huge-giant horseflies. Pls. post a picture soon! Keep on enjoying hiking now with your anti-bear-equipment on hand! I enjoy reading you blog very much. Cheers, m.
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