Unsuccessful attempt at Darwin Award

I heard about that.  A few more details, thanks.

I’m not sure that exploring a cave deserves a Darwin award : )

I bet that poor bear has been killed.

That is inconsistent with my theory that you don’t need to worry about black bears in the U.S., but I guess it was cornered inside a cave which is pretty unique.  They mentioned another black bear attack recently in New Jersey.

Wow.  I like how the kids first thoughts were 1) let’s offer it our GORP and 2)  Let’s light something on fire!

This is in my neck of the woods.  I don’t know the cave, but I spook easily and just assume anywhere that looks comfy has a bear in it, especially in December.

There are a LOT of black bears in NJ, and a lot of people who don’t think things through when outdoors.

Obviously Larson was sitting around and waiting for this to happen. :^)

>>That is inconsistent with my theory that you don’t need to worry about black bears in the U.S., but I guess it was cornered inside a cave which is pretty unique.  They mentioned another black bear attack recently in New Jersey.

Well I didn’t see a single black bear this year, but I’ve never seen more bear poop on the trail. In the prime “huckleberry terraces” in Harriman there was fresh scat about every 50 feet.