No doubt!! Thats just crazy. I saw one while in my CAR!! And it freaked me out. Actually out in the open I would cry. LOL

The last time we were in Shenandoah National Park (Skyline Drive), there was a mother bear and two cubs in the woods a hundred feet or so off the road. You should have seen the crowd, stopped by the side of the road, running up in the woods to take pictures! We stopped to look but didn't get out of the car. It probably was pretty safe except for the fools running into the woods.

Another time we were hiking a trail next to a creek (same park). The creek was in a ravine on our right , about 30 feet below us, pretty steep thank you. A bear showed up ambling along the other bank of the ravine. Pretty safe given the distance and having to go down to the creek and back up to cross. Then there was the 12-year-old in front of us who insisted on growling loudly at the bear. Luckily the bear didn't notice.

I was thinking about Shenandoah for family vacation this summer. Camping/hiking...etc. I don't want any bears eating my children!!!

I will pin that award to my running shirt. By the way, I now run with bear repellent which I also take with me when we hike.

1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING? 6:00
2. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS? Neither
3. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT A THEATER? Don't know. It was at least ten years ago.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE T. V. SHOW? None
5. WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? Quaker "Oatmeal to Go", bagel with peanut butter
6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Michael
7. FAVORITE CUISINE? Ricky, but I haven't seen him in years.
8. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE? Long list, but grits probably at the top
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? Blue
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CD AT THE MOMENT? Another long list. Maybe Modern Art, by Tom Russell
11. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE? Mustang GT Convertible
12. FAVORITE LUNCH? Whatever I happen to be eating
13. WHAT CHARACTERISTICS IN PEOPLE DO YOU DISLIKE? arrogance
14. MY FAVORITE PAST-TIME IS: probably reading
15. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? African safari.
16. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SINGER(S)? Couldn't name just one
17. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING? No favorite
18. TO WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE? Upstate central PA (as an example. There are other places that would work as well)
19. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY? Haven't had a birthday in years.
20. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH ON TV? Probably baseball
21. ELVIS or the BEATLES? Beatles
24. GOAL YOU HAVE FOR YOURSELF? Hit the lottery and retire. Run a 4 hour marathon.
25. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? December 26
25a. ANY FAMOUS PEOPLE SHARE YOUR BIRTHDAY? Not that I know of, but Jesus Christ and Jimmy Buffett only missed by a day.
26. HOW MANY WEDDINGS HAVE YOU BEEN IN, INCLUDING YOUR OWN ? At least 2 (mine) but I don't honestly remember.
27. ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT PERSON? Neither but more morning than night
28. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 10.5 - 11
29. PETS: 4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 parrots, 1 cockatiel, 1 parakeet, 1 hermit crab (found in the back yard!)
30. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? Nothing in particular. When I was a little older (teens), I thought about being a professional race car driver (F1)
31. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? Pretty good. Disappointed because of the rain (it should be snow)
32. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? Chocolate
33. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLANT OR FLOWER? I like trees, any kind.
34. WHAT DAY ON THE CALENDAR ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO? April 26, 2008 (CMM)
35. WHERE IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE EVER BEEN FROM HOME? Germany, way too close to the Czech border. But maybe Rome is farther.
36. A SMALL THING YOU REALLY ENJOY? ???
37. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? Just one???
38. WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? My wife, my daughter, my marathons.
39. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM? Again, just one? Maybe Bookends, Simon & Garfunkel
40. WHAT MAKES YOU CRINGE? Drivers who do stupid things (myself sometimes included. Notice I didn't say bad drivers)
41. IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Go on a spaceflight.
42. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THAT YOU WILL VISIT AGAIN? Grand Canyon and that part of the west in general.
43. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THAT YOU WILL NEVER VISIT AGAIN? No place that I can think of.
44. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Don't have one. I can think of some memorable movies, but not a favorite.
45. WHICH CAME FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG? The chicken, somebody would have eaten the egg.
46. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU MADE SMILE TODAY? 7 or 8, or more.
47. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD, WHAT DO YOU SEE? The grandeur of creation.
48. CATS OR DOGS? Dogs
49. SOMETHING PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm smarter than I look (or act).
50. FUNNIEST RUNNING EXPERIENCE: Getting lost in the woods. I went out to run 5 and ran about 8 trying to find my way out.

It's a spray and I clip it to my belt when I hike and I hold it when I run.

A few things Len!

Your favorite Quisine is a guy named Ricky!!

Elvis has your birthday, does he count as someone famous?

And you found a hermit crab in your backyard in PA?? Those things die in my house in a day and yours lives through PA??