tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post3179436823929522874..comments2024-02-05T13:14:16.318-07:00Comments on High Altitude Gardening: Bulbs, Bears and the Ice StormKate/High Altitude Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-89388892987010818662016-04-18T10:02:13.721-06:002016-04-18T10:02:13.721-06:00Hi, Janie -- Have not been as lucky as you. I'...Hi, Janie -- Have not been as lucky as you. I've encountered bears twice on my horse -- both times in northern Wyoming, and that's exactly what happened. Sable, my horse, spun around so quickly, I was hanging sideways off the saddle, managed to stay on while she raced in the other direction. :-) I was joking around on the blog but I was curious and that's why I went to the meeting. To figure out what's the correct way to handle it. I think they're crazy, saying stand your ground. How in the world could I get a 1,500 pound horse to stand still when she encounters a bear? And, why would we want to? That's the one time I'm delighted that Sable can run so darn fast. :) Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-10909245614117931492016-04-17T19:33:16.779-06:002016-04-17T19:33:16.779-06:00Your indoor flowers look beautiful, although the o...Your indoor flowers look beautiful, although the outside daffodils look a bit chilled. And poor kitty! No wonder he wants to come in. <br />We've been riding in the Uintas for years and we've never seen an actual bear. We've seen bear claw marks on trees and bear poop, (some very fresh) but the actual bears have never hung around to be seen. <br />If our horses saw a bear, I doubt we could count on galloping away to safety, since the horses would more likely spin on a dime, dump us, and take off on their own!<br />Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.com