This will not end well.
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It will end with: one of the children getting attacked; the old man getting hurt trying to stop the attack; and the bears being put down, because they are dangerous due to being fed.
The cause of all the trouble, the 68 year old man.This footage sent shivers right up and down my spine. This will not end well either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTOa9dUCkyQ
Morsie
😮 😮 😮
I thought bear dude was stupid and irresponsible! :-[
That diver was waaay tooo stupid to be irresponsible 😮 😮
Thank goodness great whites are protected. They need to be!
Morsie at that size were they still likely to be males or would they be mums?
I reckon, They’d all be Mum’s Simon, that’s why they’re so nice and cuddly, like a MILF :-* :-* :-* 😎
We just got back from Yosemite, Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Tahoe. We were at an overlook in Yosemite and this guy walked up. I was behind a tree and he walked by about 15 feet from me, with Half Dome in the background. This was the second bear we saw. The other we walked up on in a back country trail. He was about 30 feet from us when we saw him, but he just raised up and ambled off before we could get the camera ready.
Water levels out there were very low for this time of year so fishing was slow. I did catch some small ones in Yosemite, but got skunked on the Truckee River.
Wow, nice shot in Yosemite! I have been camping in the Sierras just south of Yosemite for just over 20 years (I live in Fresno) and have yet to see a bear. Seen just about everything else in these mountains tho. Personally, I am OK with that. Glad your encounter was a peaceful one. 🙂
Yeah the water is way low this year. We only hit 39% of our average snow levels this year, so the spring creeks are especially low now. I am headed up this weekend to fish with my Dad, and I think it will be just about the last week to fish the creek I have in mind. Glad you got some fish in the park while you were here.
Darrin
For what it’s worth, all the fish I caught were in the Toulume River, just before it goes into the meadows and in the Dana Fork. There was one “secret” creek that was supposed to hold golden trout in Sequoia National Park, but it was down to a trickle and if there were any fish, they were in some of the holes. I’m afraid the low water later in the summer will be real hard on the fish.
The bear in the picture was not very frightening.
As I said I’m glad the encounters went well. However, I believe (and I could be wrong here) that bears are generally tagged only after they have shown either a predisposition toward stealing food from campgrounds or showing aggressive behavior towards people. So, if I’m correct, the ear tag is not necessarily a good sign. Bears and cougars have been my only worry (aside from other people) in 21 years of camping these mountains. That said, I have never seen the beasts I fear most in those places I love most. I accept the risk, knowing it’s very small and go on.
A wonder to most people I know: I have never set foot in Yosemite, and have lived in California all my life, and in Fresno since 1990. 🙁
That said I know people who continually experience Yosemite and do not know any of the rest of the Sierras. I think this is equally sad. I am amazed at the beauty of these mountains constantly. I consider myself fortunate to have them for my backyard. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Darrin
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