The guys took the side trail back down to the river to get the gear that was left there. We headed on to the lake. A very short time later the guys showed up saying that they had surprised some bears hanging around the gear so left and would go back later. Jay and Barrett stayed to fish while we went back to the cabin. When they went back to get the gear they found that the bears had taken a bite out of 2 fishing poles, torn up a life vest, put a nice rip in Jay's jacket and had put some great teeth marks in the canteen.
Bears are very curious and bite everything, they are also fond of rubber.
We cooked fresh dolly varden over an open fire for dinner. We went for a walk after dinner and washed the dishes in the lake. We played a game of poker with beach rocks as poker chips and turned in fairly early. Wednesday July 12 Sunny and warm again today. We all headed across the lake together as the gas was getting low.