what caused that smell?

[Catavarie]

Sounds like how I smell after a few days on the trail without a shower. The odor has woken me up more than a few times. I always find a bit of water first thing the next morning to wipe down in.

[Jsaults]

Sorry. Monty Python flashback.

Jim

[Mr.Tattoo]

Sounds to me that you were very lucky it was most defiantly the elusive "Chupacabra"
Glad you made it out ok.

[Oper8or]

My guess is Bigfoot. They call it the Skunk Ape in Fl because it smells so bad. But, it could be a bear too.

Fronkey

Well a wet bear smells terrible, like a extremely powerful wet dog smell. Not what you described, my guess would be a carcass a ways off and air shifted just enough to let have a good whiff. I was about 3 days into the sawtooth and hit that dead animal smell, like walking into a brick wall. I'm talking eyes watering and gagging from the smell. A mile further we found a horse carcass that had its innards freshly removed. Anyway something like that would do it. It's a very distinctive smell.

Probably a bear. They have a very particular smell that is just butt nasty. I've smelled it many times and I keep my eyes open. If I smell it near my camp I build a small fire. Ugg, fire, large stick, ugg. Keep large fuz ting away. Ugg.

[Oper8or]

Sounds to me that you were very lucky it was most defiantly the elusive "Chupacabra"
Glad you made it out ok.

And known by "Whumpuscat" in these parts. We need the smiley that has a stick poking at something....

[cwciwatch]

Ugg, bring gun, Ugg, shoot fuzz thing, Ugg, eat stinky fuz thing, ahhhhhh...... UGG!

[Montalaskan]

I was about 3 days into the sawtooth and hit that dead animal smell, like walking into a brick wall. I'm talking eyes watering and gagging from the smell. A mile further we found a horse carcass that had its innards freshly removed. Anyway something like that would do it. It's a very distinctive smell.

Yes, very distinctive and vomit inducing! And if I smell it, I tend to make sure my bear spray is even more ready than normal - nothing attracts bears like a free meal and I don't want to be dessert. (And if I am, I'm going to be a really spicy one with all the pepper spray I'll unload first.)

Yogi will need a beer or two to cool off.

[Oper8or]

Sorry. Monty Python flashback.

Jim

That wouldnt have anything to do with farts would it?

[Oper8or]

Ugg, bring gun, Ugg, shoot fuzz thing, Ugg, eat stinky fuz thing, ahhhhhh...... UGG!

AGREED ugg. Still bring large stik to hit wman wit. Drag to cave. ugg

[sunshower]

bear are very common in that area of the Whites! and i too have heard they stink to high heaven.