Bear at Wild Horse Dock

This Mama bear was watching my brother and I while keeping an eye on her cubs who weren't far from her. She spent most of the time up the tree (and we watched her actually come down the tree head first!) while the cubs scampered at the base of the tree. We were trying to load up our boat at the dock next to this tree, but they weren't going anywhere. With ice melting, we decided we had to make a move. She watched us from a tree but didn't seem to care about us at all. Not us, not my brother's little dog, or the bag of fried chicken he had in his hand.

Even though bears are frequently sighted around my Mom's home and other areas, I never get bored with them. They are extraordinary animals.