Hey, Bear!

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96454503″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]”We traveled in an ode to that particular brand of privileged American adventure, the cross-country drive, funded in equal parts by savings from crappy after-school jobs at a camping store and graduation money from loving parents,” writes Graham T. Beck. Fresh out of high school, Graham and his friend, Tim, headed to Yellowstone National Park for a backpacking trip. They knew they were in bear country. But only after they’d hiked 40 miles in could they begin to understand the horribilis of the grizzly bear.

Music: Fall in Line by Aluminum Forest   •   Spiraling Journey by Chimpy, featuring Duncan Beattie   •   Proceed With Caution by The New Amsterdams

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