Rae Lakes loop / SEKI / Bear spray needed?

Bear spray is illegal in SEKI. You won’t need it anyway.

Weapons (including, but not limited to, BB, Pellet and Paint Guns, Bow/Arrow, Slingshots, Bear Spray and other compressed gas irritant devices) are illegal to possess.

https://www.nps.gov/seki/faqs.htm

Thank you!  That’s the value of information.  My mind didn’t even go that direction.  So that saved me $50 and educated me!

I saw more bears on that loop than i’ve seen on other trails collectively. But they all ignored me and I got used to it. Eyes up and stop or reroute if you see a cub and a mama.

Once on the Rae Lakes loop I ran into a young bear.  It totally did not see me, so I sang “The Bear and The Maiden Fair” and it ran away like mad.

That either means human sounds work to deter them, or your singing is really really bad.  ;^)