Originally Posted by
keg
I've had a few (black) bear encounters on the trail but it's usually just their backside as they take off but the scariest was on a solo trip a few years ago where I blew up my ankle. On the plus side, the weather was great, the beach I made it to was scenic, and I had lots of food, and a good first aid kit. Thankfully it was on the first day so I only had about 20 km back to the trail head after the swelling went down a few days later. I did have a PLB with me that I considered using but taking a couple days to limp back seemed more fun (read - less embarrassing).