Stan Abbott determines the bare necessities of walking in the wild Rockies…

Stan surveys the magnificent view from Skoki Lodge

Canadians have a tip about how to distinguish grizzly bear droppings from those of the less aggressive black bear – the grizzly’s are the ones with bells in.

Bear bells are supposed to be worn by humans hiking in grizzly country, the idea being that a grizzly hearing the bells will make itself scarce, because it would rather avoid an encounter with people than eat them.

Parks Canada publishes Bears and People, a helpful little guide for backpackers, which makes the casual understatement that More >