[at-l] Re: at-l Digest, Vol 10, Issue 10

[jbryankramer at msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

Yeah, well the main point is...you can't hit 30 mph unless you jump off Half
Dome or something equivalent.

Bryan

 >
> Per http://www.bear.org/Black/Black_Bear_Facts.html
>
> Running Speed: Lean bears can exceed 30 mph.  Can run uphill, downhill, or
> on level ground.  Fat bears in winter coats overheat and tire quickly.
>
> I take that to mean that fat bears tire easily after a short
> sprint. I would
> like to see a race between the two.
> Ken
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Bryan Kramer" <jbryankramer@msn.com>
> To: "Shane" <shane@theplacewithnoname.com>; <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 1:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [at-l] Re: at-l Digest, Vol 10, Issue 10
>
>
> > Ah, I beg to differ. I take it you've never seen an alligator get up and
> > run. They can hit 30 mph+ in sprints, probably faster than a bear. They
> have
> > a high ground clearance mode that they switch to when they want to move
> > fast.
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >  Samuel Adams advised, "Let us contemplate our forefathers, and
> posterity,
> > and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for
> the
> > sake of the latter."
> > >
> > > > I think I would rather meet a bear in the woods where I
> walk!  I would
> > > have
> > > > died of fright seeing that big alligator.
> > >
> > > On average, alligators are actually no more aggressive than bears, and
> > > actually a lot easier to deal with.  You can outrun an alligator.
> > >  You can't
> > > outrun a bear.
> > >
> > > Shane
> >
> >
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