OK so I maybe I need re-think the bear defense plan. I had been told there were grizzlies there and having never been there I was not sure what to expect. All you guys say there's none there, my outfitter says there's none and after I posted I read up on it on the internet for a few hours and everything I read there says there is none or at the most, maybe a few left in the San Juans from the much earlier population. There have been some sightings reported but nothing confirmed since the attack in '79. I feel alot better now, but I'll probably still pack the sidearm and leave the bear spray in the store. Thanks for the info.