Steve,
Since the listing of the grizzly and thus not being able to hunt them any longer the population has greatly increased everywhere and more so in the park. There has been talk of a limited hunting season again. There are many encounters now in the wild and not so wild areas. There have been quite a few hunter maulings, especially during archery season when the bears are real active and very agressive putting on winter fat. I've seen more than my share so far but only with this scene did I feel comfortable taking the time to get a pic. The buggers run 45 mph and can cover 50 ft in just a couple of seconds when they want to. That's just a bit faster than I can go.
I have a tele lens but usually keep the normal one on unless I'm in the open. When I took that pic the other guys already had em turned downhill and were leaving for a short detour. When it comes to bear you don't have to be able to out-run the bear. You just have to be faster than the slowest one in the party.
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