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was a patch of windfall, about
a half mile wide and three quarters
of a mile long which was one of
the worst that we had found
yet; and that was saying a good
deal. A new growth lead spring
upcovering the old dead tree trunks
and had grown so thick that it
was impossible to see more than
10 or 20 feet in any direction.
Bears found easy places to make
nice dry beds under the upturned
tree trunks, and we judged from
the various sized tracks that there
were at least 10 bears staying in
that one patch of windfall.
From this patch there were
broad (1 1/2 to 3 ft.) well trodden
trails leading down to the
creek along which
were various other smaller trails
going in almost every direction.
The bottom of the creek was
also all tracked up where the
bear had been catching salmon