between early starts to beat the heat and sometimes trying to get in extra mileage before you set up camp. However, if you’re ...

And obviously, if you're out there hiking or camping in bear country, safety in your camp is priority number one. And oftentimes the way that people run into bears is the bears come to them.

The best way to do this is to start with a camp set up that facilitates these goals. In his book Safe Travel in Bear Country, Gary Brown describes a basic camp set up where the sleeping area is upwind ...

And obviously, if you're out there hiking or camping in bear country, safety in your camp is priority number one. And oftentimes the way that people run into bears is the bears come to them.