Message #15793

[midwif]

Not sure about the idea of "wanting" to see grizzly bears (or black bears, for that matter) in the wild.
Although I have been within 40 feet of black bears in the wild, I stayed within 5 feet of my car door.

There was a black bear in the middle of the road about 100yds ahead last week, while road biking upstate.
I slowed, it stood for a moment and then turned and loped off into the woods.

I'm not too fond of seeing them too up close and personal either. Beautiful, but requiring respect.