Hiker mauled by brown bear in Anchorage’s popular Basher Trail area

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23 July 2025, 23:15

Frostbit

Hiker mauled by brown bear in Anchorage’s popular Basher Trail area

Right behind our house.

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24 July 2025, 00:40

p dog shooter

Didn't you post some pictures of your back yard bears.

A while back.

25 July 2025, 04:21

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
Didn't you post some pictures of your back yard bears.

A while back.

I don't recall

25 July 2025, 04:50

medved

quote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
Right behind our house.

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take care and stay safe.

25 July 2025, 22:06

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by medved:
quote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
Right behind our house.

LINK

take care and stay safe.

Thanks Phil!

Price of living in paradise.

25 July 2025, 22:16

p dog shooter

A video showing a short portion of the Basher trail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...Y2sgYmFzaGVyIHRyYWls

26 July 2025, 04:07

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
A video showing a short portion of the Basher trail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...Y2sgYmFzaGVyIHRyYWls

If you know "Chuckie" you might want to tell him that's the wrong trailhead.

The attack was on the Dome Trail off of Basher road about 3 miles north of where he is. I know this because the Dome trail starts about 150 meters from my back lot line and traverses land controlled by JBER - Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.

quote:
Barraza said the victim, whom they declined to identify, was hiking alone on the Dome Trail near the Basher neighborhood when the attack happened and was dragged by the animal off the trail. She was able to call 911 for help but was too injured to get herself back out to a trailhead, according to Barraza.

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26 July 2025, 04:29

p dog shooter

Don't know him.

Just looking at the country

26 July 2025, 04:36

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
Don't know him.

Just looking at the country

I left him a comment so he knows he was in the wrong place. The topography and brush cover are similar between the Basher Trail and the Dome trail. I have a short video of the Dome trail on my youtube channel but it's more at elevation above the pucker brush.

I used to run the Dome Trail every night after work a couple decades ago so I know it intimately. Now I usually use it as my go to hike when we have visitors since it's literally out my back door. You just have to check with JBER and make sure there isn't any restricted hot zones at present.

https://youtu.be/XwE89AxhyWg?si=ZuBiNjETzpAtHRge

26 July 2025, 06:09

p dog shooter

Back in 84 I did some hiking in the Chugach state park area.

Saw some moose but no bears.

26 July 2025, 07:51

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
Back in 84 I did some hiking in the Chugach state park area.

Saw some moose but no bears.

Trust me, they were watching you go by.

26 July 2025, 14:51

p dog shooter

quote:
Trust me, they were watching you go by

And the point is.

Of the thousands of miles I have walked in wild places. I am sure plenty of critters have seen me go by.

On the other hand I have seen plenty of critters that never knew I was around.