Friday, June 09, 2006

Wildlife Encounters

Some wildlife pictures from our 2004 Summer trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons N.P.s.
The bear picture was all we got of him because as soon as he spotted us, things got a little hairy. He was a curious adolescent black bear, who smelled food in our packs and thought that we were interesting enough to pursue. Later I realized that I had jerky in my pocket. oops. Some advise - if ever in this situation, make lots of noise, don't drop your pack and most importantly, don't run or climb to higher ground. Most importantly - keep an eye out for mama bear. My advice if you see her... forget everything I just said. If you are not alone, run. You only have to outrun the slowest person.

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