Aw, hell, Kendall. I was up in the hills last Fall, I think it was just about a year ago yesterday or mebbe tomorrow in fact, just hikin' along mindin' my own business, when I walked plumb into the side of a grizzly bear.

I backed up a couple steps and that ol' bear whirled around, stood up on its hind legs 'til it was about ten feet tall, stuck its front legs up in the air and said, "ARRR!!!" in the meanest way you can imagine.

Well, I remembered talking to some guys who told me that the best thing to do when you come upon a bear sudden-like was to mimic everything the bear does. So I drew myself up to my full height, put my arms up the air, and went, "ARRR!" just as mean as I could.

That bear dropped its arms and I dropped mine. It said "Woof?" and I said, "Woof?" Then it squatted down and left a big, steaming pile right there in the middle of the path.

"HA!" I said. "I did THAT the first time you went 'ARRR!'"