Close encounters of the bear kind....

[gini]

I would have died from a heart attack.

Glad you are fine and didn't tangle with the bear!

DITTO! DITTO! DITTO!

[RobiLee]

Oh my! I would have been scared to death and excited all at the same time!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Yup, he saw me.
He looked right at me a couple times while he was crossing the river.

He was prolly trying to decide if he was hungry or not!

And where's your Boat Bell??

You ought to mount a lil Ding-a-Linger out on the bow - and
give a lil Ding-Dong when you approach a tight spot on the water.

[Argranade]

I wish I could find the picture I have of a the damage a moose did to a VW jetta here a couple years ago. Some kids were driving on the hiway and it walked out in front of them. They hit it, luckly they were rounding a huge curve and had slowed down but it just pissed off the moose. He totally distoryed the car.The kids got out and ran like heck as the moose totaled the car.

Around here if you feed birds and dogs outside you can be fined during the spring and later summer. It is bear attracions and you put yourself and others at risk for Grizz attacks here.

Ya I heard some stories where the moose does more damage than the car.

Now that one strong and beautiful creature that I would love to see but probably in a zoo. Te hehe

[lizbud]

Sounds pretty exciting, but I'm glad you didn't take time for a picture.
Better that you made away safely.

[I_luv_rusty]

Wow! That must have been cool, and scary too. I though their would be pictures too, but I guess if I was in the situation I'd just be trying to get away.(unless someone was with me that could paddle away) I never knew Moose were mean creatures.