Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for June 18, 2021

Garfield: I used to do that when i was younger.

Didn’t he say it was a bear?Bears can climb trees – fast. Never climb a tree to escape from a bear!

The good news is that the bear will just steal their bikes and then run off to join the circus.

Hmm…hello! Smartphone GPS?

Their grandchildren will hear a much different version of the story.

That’s why you always take a loud whistle when you go for a hike. You can scream for an hour or so, but you can blow a whistle so long as you are brething.

Also, don’t carry hamburgers in your backpack.

I don’t care what anyone says. Screaming for help when a bear comes calling is better than getting a bear hug.

Since we have not SEEN the bear, I suspect there isn’t really a bear, but something else.

But seriously, folks. Scream for help, especially if there is a bear. They don’t like the racket. We learned this from a ranger the next day AFTER huddling together silently all night with a bear in our camp.

Never turn tail and run from a bear or cougar, they’ll think you’re prey and go after you! And yes, I’ve encountered both!