![]() ![]() The trails merge west of Holly Lake and it is a steady altitude gain the last 3.9 miles (6.3 km) to Paintbrush Divide. The Paintbrush Canyon Trail then enters Paintbrush Canyon and becomes steeper and then splits with one trail heading to Holly Lake and the other heading south then west. From there the trail follows the west shore of String Lake and is also known as the String Lake Trail. Access to the Paintbrush Canyon Trail is from the String Lake trailhead. Just click here.The Paintbrush Canyon Trail is a 9.1-mile (14.6 km) long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. Simply click here to return to Have you seen a grizzly bear while hiking? Share your story! It’s easy to do. Join in and write your own page! It’s easy to do. An upfront, personal experience and lived to tell about it.īe smart, understand what you may encounter and be prepared. It was nerve racking, adrenaline pumping experience but I am glad to say that following the expert advice, I managed to get through it. I smiled and replied, “Okay, you take the lead”. I asked if they wanted to see the next bear, and they excitedly said yes. They had asked if I really saw a bear, which I replied absolutely. And much to their disappointment, they did not. I had asked if they saw they bear back on the trail. So I thought the better of it, left my back pack on and continued on the trail.Ī mile or 2 up the trail, a few young college kids caught up to me. I was going to reach for my video camera but another lesson I followed was to never take off your backpack. ![]() I attempted to take a picture but my camera was making noises and I did not want it to come back. I waited and it slowly drifted off into the woods away from the trail. It went back to foraging and I slowly walked back the way I came until I was out of sight. Well, the bear thought is was too much trouble to push through the bush once it knew I was not a threat. If the bear approached me and I sprayed it, would the bear start wailing? Would it’s mother come to the rescue and kick my butt for spraying her cub? It was a small bear so my next thoughts were what to do if it’s mother was around. I waited a few more moments to see what he was going to do. I took 2 steps ever so slowly backwards.Īs I did this, I reached to my side pouch and retrieved my bear spray and removed the locking mechanism. He lifted his nose and started to sniff and then was starting to push through the bush towards me. After a few moments I looked up to see what the bear was doing. My heart is racing and the amount of details that went through my mind were amazing. I immediately stopped, looked down and went submissive. About 10 to 15 yards away and above me on the slope of the mountain is a small grizzly. Well, as I am hiking up a section that curls around to the left I hear a snort and an animal breaking through some brush. I’m about 4-5 miles into the hike with a goal of reaching the summit by noon-1pm.Īs I’m hiking I hear noises in the woods so I every so often would bang my hiking poles together so as to not startle any forest creatures. I couldn’t find anyone to doing something this ambitious. A very smart move on my part.Īnother not so smart move on my part was to hike this one alone. Round Valley has some great hills to hike up and down so when I train, I train with my ipod.įortunately on my hike in Jackson Hole I thought the better of it and chose not to wear head phones. I had trained for several weeks to prepare myself for this hike. I read all the advice and decide to hike with bear spray. ![]() Now, I am from central NJ we don’t have bears here (except for the rare black bear that may wander nearby). I found a 20 mile loop going up Paintbrush Canyon over Paintbrush divide and returning down Cascade Canyon.Īn ambitious hike to be sure but well worth it. Since I was going to be in Jackson Hole, I decided to check out some hikes well in advance. During August 2010, I was in Jackson Hole supporting a relay for life American Cancer Society Fund raising event. ![]()
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