Bear Mountain

 

On Saturday Stuey and I took the dogs up Bear Mountain.  It was a cloudy day, and I was convinced we'd get some rain.  But the rain held off, and, despite the lack of sunshine, the colors and views were good. 

It is a fairly quick hike, and is a bit off the beaten trail.  I like it because you generally have the trail to yourself.  Also the trail has not been cleared out and beaten in by lots of people using it.  The trail is in the same condition as all the trails used to be on Kodiak 20 years ago before hiking became so popular.  Maybe because so few people use the trail it had the most lingonberries I have seen anywhere this Fall.  

But I did feel a bit badly because on Saturday there were other people on the trail - two guys were up there hunting deer.  As a fellow deer hunter I felt bad about encroaching on their space.  That said, if I was hunting on that trail (and I have in the past) I'd have gone a lot further in than they did.  Actually, with the dogs along I intentionally did not go to where I know the deer like to hang out.  I hope the hunters got to check out those places.

Patrick