Our son and his girl friend had a close brush at Glacier Park about a month ago. They thought a small black bear was foraging around in a small stream, turned out to be a grizzly, laying on its stomach cooling in the water. Lots of pictures and a short video. It didn't look aggressive, but it came at them pretty quickly. They were backpeddling, and it came within twelve yards. He didn't pull it, but had his hand on a pistol. It rattled them, they were done with anymore little hikes.
I'll edit to add, there were a few other hikers near by, one of them emptied their bear spray for no reason when bear was at a significant distance. The wind wasn't strong, but they got a good whiff.
Last edited by craigd; 10/01/25 09:29 PM.
