Tag: bear
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Bear in Santa Suit

A bear donning Santa’s Christmas garb and sack of goodies accidentally stepped into a 1980’s graphics software program, with no escape button as a backdoor out. As a result of such circumstances, I’m now anticipating a Sony Walkman for Christmas! lol Be that as it may, you may find some really cool stuff when visiting…
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Close Encounter With Bears

REBLOGGED (originally posted August 18, 2019) I recently hiked seven miles at the Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area, near Jamestown, Tennessee – more about that in the days ahead. This post recaps two instances along the trail in which I encountered bears. Highlights: this park offers scenic overlooks of the canyon, substantial sandstone cliffs,…
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Climbing Bears
I photographed these climbing bear cubs yesterday morning along the Foothills Parkway in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, near Wears Valley. The first sound I heard was probably the mother bear, moving through the underbrush near the base of the tree, down the hill approx. 50-feet away. Next, I heard (and soon observed) the three…
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A Bear Comes To Visit
The only person in the park and 2 miles deep into a forest hiking at the Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area – located in north central Tennessee – I was very surprised to discover that an adult male black bear had managed to quietly approach within 30 feet of me – a startling sight…
