Yogi arrives!
Finally some real excitement in the camp. We were resting late afternoon in our camper when our fellow Aliner traveler Mel knocked on our door to tell us there was a bear in the campground. Sure enough there was Yogi. He meandered around a couple of unoccupied tents and then found a site where some numbnuts had left there cooler unattended. He went right for the cooler and tipped it over to open it. Surely something he'd done before. At this point some campers where trying to drive him off. We have a bear whistle intended to frighten off bears. He did not even blink at all this racket. He first took the hot dogs into the woods ate them and returned several times for more food leaving only two grapefruit proving even bears don't eat healthy. At this point everyone was on high bear alert. I cooked dinner as carole patrolled the campsite ready to fend him off with her camera. We removed all traces of scented material from the Aliner - toothpaste, cream, shampoo. No further attacks! Better pics coming.
Finally some real excitement in the camp. We were resting late afternoon in our camper when our fellow Aliner traveler Mel knocked on our door to tell us there was a bear in the campground. Sure enough there was Yogi. He meandered around a couple of unoccupied tents and then found a site where some numbnuts had left there cooler unattended. He went right for the cooler and tipped it over to open it. Surely something he'd done before. At this point some campers where trying to drive him off. We have a bear whistle intended to frighten off bears. He did not even blink at all this racket. He first took the hot dogs into the woods ate them and returned several times for more food leaving only two grapefruit proving even bears don't eat healthy. At this point everyone was on high bear alert. I cooked dinner as carole patrolled the campsite ready to fend him off with her camera. We removed all traces of scented material from the Aliner - toothpaste, cream, shampoo. No further attacks! Better pics coming. 
4 comments:
Kathy & Carole-wildlife is beautiful to watch but can be dangerous as well. Do you have bear spray? So happy your fellow Aliner camper alerted you. Be careful. You don't sound afraid. Stay with a group. Heard bears are intimidated by people in a group.
Holy crap, he looks like a grizzly? Are there grizzlies there?
OMG Don't be hiding in trees they can climb them you know ! I so glad Carol had her trusty canera to fend them off !! Wow you two will have to write a book ! How long are you staying there in that camp site ?
Still thinking about you two and this bear. Probably a black bear I guess, but black or grizzly, I would be OUT of there. You can't predict this bear's behavior. Probably pretty hungry having come out of hibernation not long ago. Sorry for the mini-lecture.
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