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1、AfriendinneedisafriendindeedDaleJohnsonandhisgirlfriend,RhondaAnderson,werehikingalonganarrowtrailleadingtoTroutLakeinMontana’sGlacierNationalPark.ItwasearlyafternoonlastOctober,withshaftsofsunlightstreamingthroughthetrees,andDale,31,ledanunhurriedpace.Notfarnow,heencouragedRhonda,27,whowasaste
2、pbehind.AtrimprettywomaninT-shirtandsports,sheworeapinkbandannaoverherlight-brownhair.Herbeadedearringswereagiftfromherlean,dark-beardedcompanion.Thecouplehadbeenchattingbackandforth,theirvoicesringingthroughthesilentwoods,butnow,intunewiththehushedtranquilityaroundthem,theyhadgrownsilent.Asthe
3、yapproachedabendinthetrail,Dalestiffened.Hecaughtamovementinthebushahead,andinthesameinstantheheardagutturalgrowl.Tohishorror,twobears,cinnamonbrown,camesnortingstraightathim.Hisheartpounded.Grizzlies!Fromthecornerofhiseye,DalesawRhondajumpbehindatree.Buthestoodrooted,frozenwithfright.Thebearsw
4、ereinfullcharge,theirfurripplinginfury.Don’trun!WasDale’sonethought.Togrizzly,arunnerisprey,andthebearwillgivechaseatspeedsnomancanmatch.Dale’smindseizeduponadesperateploy.Makeyourselfbigger.Bluffthem.Leaping,yelling,wavinghisarms,heconfrontedthechargingbears.Immediately,oneveeredoffintothewood
5、s,buttheother–400poundsofunrestrainablesavagery–boredownuponhim.Snatchingastickaslongasabroomhandleandasthickashiswrist.Dalebroughtitdownonthebear’sskull.Atthesametimeheletoutanunearthlyscream.Whentheclubshattered,dalerolledtothegroundandcurledintoaball.Parkrangersalwaysadvisepeopletoassumeacan
6、nonballpositionifattacked.Itissupposetoindicatetothebearitisnotunderthreat.Faceinthedirt,Dalewiggledhisbackpackhigher.Youhavegottoprotectyourneck.Hefeltthesharprakeofclawsacrosshisback.Suddenlyallsensationwaslostinthesoundofhisscreams.OnlyRhonda,watchingfrombehindthetree,wouldremembertheterribl
7、emomentsthatfollowed.Itisaseven-mileroundtriptolake,Dalehadsaidwhentheyparkedtheirstationwagonandsetoffaboutanhourearlier.Asignatthetrailheadwarnedthattheywereenteringbearcountry.ButbeingfromnearbytownofWhitefish,RhondaandDalewere
