Monday, August 11, 2014

Assiniboine Park: Bears!

There were several statues of bears in one of the areas of the park.  In my youth, 100 years ago, I guided trips into the Quetico Provincial Forests and the BWCA.  I ran into my share of bears,


including some up-close-and-personal encounters.   After the encounters, most often at night, sleep was a bit hard to come by.


The adults are something to be wary of.   But, the cubs are just darn cute.  I have seen something like the above in the wild.   Keeping a safe distance was hard.  It was fun to get closer and listen to them.  But, mama wasn't so happy about that.


 

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