Pooh and friends
One of the things about the Rockies is that there are bears about. Grizzly bears. Last year one of them wandered down the main high street in Banff with her cubs! It's all suddenly become more serious, however, as a woman was killed by a grizzly last week in Canmore. (Just down the road from where I was staying in Banff.)
I was planning to go off for some big walks and spend a day or two in the middle of nowhere on my own. In the end I didn't have the time or experience to do it. It is interesting finding out how you're supposed to deal with bears: you can buy "bear bells" to let them know you're coming and "bear spray" which is like a souped up pepper spray with a range of 40ft. It's all pretty scary stuff, but the last time anyone was killed by a bear was a good few years.
That's the price I suppose, if you want the best hiking, running, biking, climbing, and skiing then you have to live with the wildlife.
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