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put our food into the somewhat
broken-down bear box that was
provided at the camp. And we made
sure no one had any food in their
tents so as not to attract bears.
Though there were a few signs of
bears, like claw marks on trees, none
of them were fresh.
One boy claimed he heard a bear
snorting in the middle of the night,
but we finally determined that it was
more likely somebody snoring. Still,
we were cautious.
On the day we were to hike back
out of the wilderness, the boys
wanted to stay as long as they could.
The fishing had been good, and they
