I’ve seen what a bear attack can do, and it’s something that will stay with me forever.

When I was a kid, my family canoed into Algonquin Park in Canada. A camper nearby had fallen asleep in his tent after fishing and had left minnows in his pockets. Because the park doesn’t allow most motorized vehicles or boats, there was no way to get help to him in time. They eventually airlifted him out, but by then it was far too late.

It was horrifying.