50yards...he tested the personal space of a brown bear...
"The hiker was backpacking alone along the Toklat River on Friday afternoon when he came within 50 yards of the bear, far closer than the quarter-mile of separation required by park rules, officials said." Apparently wasn't armed either, and he could have been.
--
Of the Troops & For the Troops
Complete thread:
- Grizzly dinner in Denali - 
Hobie, 
2012-08-26, 09:04 
- Grizzly dinner in Denali - anachronism, 2012-08-26, 12:27
 - Grizzly dinner in Denali - RidinLou, 2012-08-26, 12:40
 - It was a California hiker - 
Jhenry, 
2012-08-26, 12:58
- who probably voted against bear hunting - Warhawk, 2012-08-26, 13:56
 
 - 50yards...he tested the personal space of a brown bear... - 
Rob Leahy, 
2012-08-26, 17:55
- 50yards...he tested the personal space of a brown bear... - Catoosa, 2012-08-26, 21:00