What's with the Oyster River MBT (Mountain-biking trails) and bears?? When Gil and I were up that way with friends in May, we encountered two; this morning, our groups took two paces towards our trails...and a big bear paced along the road we were heading for. Good start! It reacted appropriately and headed for the bushes as soon as it detected our presence, thank goodness. That was it for excitement - no more to be seen.
There were two groups on the day's hike. Separating upon reaching the road, they tackled the same trail system (with a few modifications) but in the opposite directions. As Gil's group went a bit further via an additional trail, we never did meet along the way, but arrived back at the trailhead within 15-20 minutes of each other. All enjoyed the outing, but Dawn's group decided that the other direction is the preferred one, since it is easier to go UP steep trails rather than DOWN, especially when the substrate is slippery.
The photos below were contributed by Steve Hill (Gil's group) and Patti Spearman/Dawn Moore (Dawn's group)...thanks everyone!
There were two groups on the day's hike. Separating upon reaching the road, they tackled the same trail system (with a few modifications) but in the opposite directions. As Gil's group went a bit further via an additional trail, we never did meet along the way, but arrived back at the trailhead within 15-20 minutes of each other. All enjoyed the outing, but Dawn's group decided that the other direction is the preferred one, since it is easier to go UP steep trails rather than DOWN, especially when the substrate is slippery.
The photos below were contributed by Steve Hill (Gil's group) and Patti Spearman/Dawn Moore (Dawn's group)...thanks everyone!