I am terrified and fascinated by bears. ย If I sleep in a tent at a campground where there could be bears (and it’s been a few years since I’ve slept in a tent), I don’t sleep until the sun comes up. ย I hear every noise – every squirrel scurrying up a tree, every coyote howling way off in the distance miles away (but it sounds like it’s right outside my tent!), the pine trees rustling in the wind. ย I hear it all. ย But even though my heart was pounding for hours on end and I only slept a few hours at most, I sort of loved it!
On this trip to Jasper, I camped with my parents in their trailer, and I slept well every night! We did a lot of day trips and spotted bears four separate times. ย I was able to take pictures three of the four times. ย It’s been awhile since I’ve seen bears so close and it was one of the highlights of the trip for me.
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