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1199574

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Windsor, CT

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This is a followup to the note I sent last month regarding bear population and parks/trails in Windsor. A friend sent this note today, he lives in Simsbury.
Well went on an impulse bike ride today,with water bottle and cell phone, out of my driveway. Went up Westledge, a ride in itself and then at the top continued into the woods on Westledge trail (dirt). Went to the bottom where it turns sharp right and decided to go on old trail on the left. It used to be a stagecoach road. I wanted to explore an ancient culver and some stone dams and diversions along a brook. Lots of signs of old industry (17th century) Hid the bike and started to walk, and immediately saw a bear 300 feet away... It's one thing to have them in your driveway where you can gape at them through your windows, but an entirely different thing to be alone in the woods with no resources. He was unaware of me but by chance it turned and slowly started ambling right at me...Chit I screamed inside and stealthily picked up the bike and slowly made my way to the trail. I kept looking back and had thoughts of it stalking me just waiting for the right time to have some geezer flesh.. At the trail I decided to go off trail and do a hike that I have wanted to do for some time. It involved dragging the bike through the woods, brambles , rocks Hills and whatnot. I wanted to see if I could find any old trails that connected the Westledge area with Broadhill in Granby, due north, that also has lots of old human habitatation.. I had GPS but I kept veering off and eventually decided to not continue that quest but to get to Firetown road to the East. I took bearings on my phone many times and finally I was on a hill and decided where to go.. The next time I went to take my bearings, my phone was missing @$)@^$(@$^@......Now what.. I retraced my steps to where I thought I had taken last bearings.. no phone.. managed to get back to bike and then retraced.... no phone, did that 4 times in the woods and underbrush and just as I was about to give it up, I found it. WHEW! I had been lost in woods with no GPS and only a general idea of the way out.. Then I couldn't find my bike even tho I had found it 3 times before! Finally I did, and from there I managed to make my way out to Firetown Road.. Ride home was nice


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