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S P O R T I N G C L A S S I C S • 151 him plan the best course of treatment. At first, george remained determined to go to Alaska, then changed his mind and asked me to sell the bear hunt. "You know the kind of people who might be interested, even on short notice. do what you can to find someone else. I still feel like I can go, but two weeks in the middle of nowhere might change that, and I don't want to worry dave or put anyone at risk in case I turn sick." I honestly believed george would change his mind, though I pulled out all the stops to turn up a replacement. I struck out. It just wasn't possible to find someone who could make the necessary scheduling adjustments. dave leonard phoned about three weeks before george was slated to leave. "dwight, I just got off a call with george. he's made up his mind and wants you take the hunt. we've discussed all his options, and I've even offered to try to get him a bear from base camp, but he's worried all that would be too much of a burden. Can you clear your schedule?" Promising to get right back, I immediately The brown bear's huge cape, which squared 10 feet, 10½ inches, towers above (l-r) guide Todd, the author, and outfitter Dave Leonard. Top: Hunters and guides are shuttled via Super Cubs to proven spike camp locations. Below: The David River base camp provides all the comforts of home in this vast, lonely land. Continued on page 187