Thanks. A couple of more things you might want to think about. You did not mention whether you were skinning out the head, or leaving it on the hide. I recommend that you skin out the head to retard spoilage. This takes a bit of practice not to bugger up the hide. Having a post or sharp stake to work from makes this job easier. As an old taxidermist once told me, remember to always cut down when skinning out the head around the eyes and nose. Not sure, but there is probably a how to video on U-Tube. Be sure to work the salt into the eyelids, nose cavity, and lips. You should flesh out the skull as much as possible to reduce weight and retard spoilage. This one, you can cool in the creek. Take an onion sack for that purpose. Cools beer real nice too.
After you have packed the hide out to your truck, what next? You should have ample salt 15-25 lbs., and a cooler large enough for the hide and the head, otherwise your preservation work will be worth nothing. Salt alone will not protect the hide in warm weather, it must be refrigerated/frozen. Freeze 4-5 gallon water jugs, and leave them in the cooler. If you have one of the new 5 day type coolers, you should still have some ice left when you return, or enough to keep everything cool until you can get to town. If you have never salted a hide before, fold hide against hide, and hair against hair. This will leave you with a fairly leak free packet. You will have to drain and re-salt it at least once before you get to the taxidermist. I am sure U-Tube also has a how to on salting hides.
Sorry this is so long, but you do not get a "do-over" on a spoiled hide.
Knives are your most important tool after your bear is on the ground. Bear hide and hair quickly separate the boutique knives from the workhorses. A good knife should be sharp, and easily re-sharpened. It should be good quality but not overly expensive. You will most likely lose one, or more knives in your bear hunting endeavors. You are working on the ground, and most likely in the leaves. [I have started carrying a painter's throw away drop cloth to keep the meat and hide as clean as possible. lightweight and cheap.] If you drop, or misplace a knife, you may not find it again. All of my bear hunting knives have Blaze Orange handles for that reason. Some of my favorites are from Camillus, Western, Schrade, etc., and Cutco. The Cutco is not inexpensive, but retains its edge better than anything I have found. I am speaking of the Blaze Orange Drop Point with Double-D Edge (Cutco #5718H $87, $70 on sale). A bear hunting guide friend in Alaska turned me on to this knife over ten years ago. He claimed that he could skin 6 bears before the knife had to be returned for re-sharpening. I never tried that, but the blade will saw through deer ribs and brisket, and keep cutting. Enough about bears!
I was in your part of the country when I hunted X-10 a couple of weeks ago, and was there during the snow storm. It made some good snow, but did not last very long. Damned cold in the tent though. Did not see any deer, due to the huge influx of motocross bikers. I think they ran every deer out of that country. There were no tracks after the snow! Pretty conclusive. I will PM you about some bear sightings up there.