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gbesq

·Oct 9, 2022

I’m on my way home from a week’s vacation exploring Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Yesterday afternoon, on the last day of the trip, I happened upon this:
https://youtube.com/shorts/-P3MBvA96hg?feature=share
Sorry for the unsteady, grainy video, but what you see here is an adult female (I think) grizzly bear. I estimate that she probably weighs about 500 pounds. I was only about 75 yards away and had there not been a deep ravine between us, I would have been even more intimidated than I already was. When I sighted her in my binoculars, she looked right at me. So I shot this 20 second video and got the hell out of there! An adrenaline rush and a once in a lifetime experience.

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pdxleaf

·Oct 9, 2022

gbesq

I estimate that she was probably about 500 pounds. I was only about 75 yards away and had there not been a deep ravine between us, I would have been more terrified than I already was. When I sighted her in my binoculars, she looked right at me...

She looks like she's thinking about that ravine too, but for different reasons.

Pretty cool.

 

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gbesq

·Oct 9, 2022

pdxleaf

She looks like she's thinking about that ravine too, but for different reasons.

Pretty cool.

I had bear spray as does most everyone there, but you wonder whether it really works. I hope to never have to find out.

 

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Duracuir1

·Oct 9, 2022·Never Used A Kodak

You are a brave man sir.

Great video.

 

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bananapeanut

·Oct 9, 2022

Duracuir1

You are a brave man sir.

Great video.

Except you have a problem when the other campers are your spouse and children ...

 

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gbesq

·Oct 9, 2022

Duracuir1

You are a brave man sir.

Great video.

Brave? Not so much. More like astonishingly stupid but with an adventurous spirit. 😲

 

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Evitzee

·Oct 9, 2022

gbesq

I had bear spray as does most everyone there, but you wonder whether it really works. I hope to never have to find out.

Bearspray on a grizzly is better than nothing but it usully won't have much effect on a determined grizzly.

 

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WestCoastTime

·Oct 10, 2022

gbesq

I’m on my way home from a week’s vacation exploring Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Yesterday afternoon, on the last day of the trip, I happened upon this:

Impressive & unique experience, & good fortune to be able to catch a recording, too.

Black bear in my backyard, central Redmond WA, about 5 minutes walk from downtown...

 

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johnireland

·Oct 10, 2022

Bear spray can be hit or miss. Best to just give them your watch and credit cards.

 

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Charlemagne1333

·Oct 10, 2022

Bears? Pffft!!

The next time a bear tries to steal your porridge, just grab him by the nuts, look him square in the eyes and ask him who the daddy is.

Sent this one packing, last week…