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Black Bears Are Trying to Kill a Blogger
By Jamie Mottram | October 15, 2007
To celebrate my last day of joblessness, my buddy Bull and I conquered Old Rag on Friday. The mountain lived up to its name as the nine-mile hike and extensive rock scramble were a real bitch for urban outfitters like us, plus we encountered not one but two black bears along the way. Here’s the first of our little buddies, who came at us for a minute before dipping out to eat its weight in acorns or some such.
Of course, a sighting such as this leads to great exaggerations, which prompted Bull’s sister Katie to inform us that the proper technique when defending oneself from a bear attack is to get down on your belly, spread your legs and cover the back of your neck with your hands. Now, Katie’s a smart lady and a righteous babe, but there’s no way in hell that’s happening. I’d rather just whip out the camera and hope for the best.
Considering I came across another, bigger bear just two months ago, we should probably figure it out or just stop venturing into the great outdoors. Either way, this’ll be my last trip for awhile, and it was grand. Check us out after the jump, and wish me luck as the new gig with Yahoo! starts today.
PS: Finding a good walking stick rules. Wearing a knee brace does not.
Topics: Mottram Rules | 7 Comments »
October 15th, 2007 at 9:29 AM
If the bear tax had passed, this wouldn’t have been a problem.
That is such a great hike.
October 15th, 2007 at 9:48 AM
i once hiked Old Rag and I’m a lazy Jew…unimpressed with your feat of gentilism.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:25 AM
Maj, you probably took the “moderate” route.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:44 AM
Why the dangerous bears always gotta be the black bears? Racist honkies.
October 15th, 2007 at 11:56 AM
“Maj, you probably took the “moderate” route.”
Is that the one with the elevator?
October 15th, 2007 at 1:53 PM
Urban Outfitters in Georgetown was considering compensating you for that subliminal plug, but changed their mind when they found out you are balling out of control on ‘Purple Jesus’ t-shirt sales.
October 15th, 2007 at 9:35 PM
day off of work? check
best friend in tow? check
reminiscing about L.A., circa 98? check
black bear sighting? check
congrats on yahoo? check
ackward conversation with boo? check
beam soaked sun flowers seeds and twinkies?check
actual beam? nope. train, what the hell were we thinking, our legs wouldn’t have hurt nearly as much if we had a flask. lets make that hike a yearly thing brotha.