article_snippet.sent: A leather boot, white with mould, lay half-buried at my feet.
article_snippet.sent: Nearby I glanced down on a harness smothered in lichen lying beside the skull of a mule, while strewn all around me were the remains of rusty cans and oil drums.
article_snippet.sent: High above on the hilltop stood simple headstones and derelict wooden crosses marking unnamed graves.
article_snippet.sent: We skimmed barren hillsides, almost touching the curly-horned Dall's sheep balanced on the rocky outcrops.
article_snippet.sent: Suddenly Brent pointed to a spruce tree.
article_snippet.sent: The bark was worn away and fresh hairs were glued to the sap. '
article_snippet.sent: A bear has been rubbing his head and back here,' his explained.
article_snippet.sent: Eyes darting in all directions, our proceeded cautiously but there was no sign of the grizzly.