Bear in the Wild. The photo above was taken when Shari and I were sightseeing in Cades Cove. There were three bears feeding in the area. We watched them feed for awhile then too many people starting to come around. I was afraid they would start disturbing the bears and I didn't want to stick around to see who would win the fight.

On another occasion at Cades Cove, we encountered a bear while hiking. The bear went one way and we went the other. Since we were walking, I went back to the road to make sure I would be able to jump in someone's vehicle in case the bear decided to come back. There were some people who had pulled over because they had spotted a bear...this was the bear we scared off over the hill. I wanted to make sure we placed enough distance between us and the bear. All Shari wanted to do was to get a great photo of the bear. We didn't get a photo of the bear while hiking.