The two hikers stopped in on their way back south on Hwy 10 ... they had been hiking up at Riding Mountain National Park ... They were planning the next stage in their tour westward from home in Toronto ...
Over a lattee and a muffin they were comparing their purchases ... guides, maps, and a couple of bear bells ...
"I see you bought a couple of bear bells," observed the older gentleman sitting next to them.
"Yes," answered the young woman, "we're heading to Banff and Jasper next week and we thought they would be a good idea with all the black bears and grizzlies there."
"Good idea," commented the gentleman, "did they tell you how to identify the scat you find on the trails??"
"No," answered the two young woman, "How do you identify it?"
"Well," replied the gentleman, after taking a sip of his coffee, "Black bear poop is usually easy to identify. You just have to look for the grass and the berries ... but Grizzly bear poop is harder to identify ..."
"Why is that?" asked the young woman, obviously distressed ...
"Because you have to dig around in it to find the bear bells ..."
He picked up the bells and rang them to add the exclamation point on his sentence ...
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The daily selection of coffee is always a good one to chose to go with a good yarn ...
Remember, at Chipperfield Coffee Company, the coffee is always on ...
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