No Lions, No Tigers, But Bears, oh my!

On a recent trip to Yosemite, we were so fortunate to see some actual bears in the park. What was so interesting is that they seemed almost oblivious that there were a bunch of people all around them taking photos or trying to creep up closer in a way that the people surely thought was stealthy. Ha! Well, we were one of those people, I guess, and I just wanted to share some of the pictures we took of our encounters with the bear kind.



Romy spotted this bear walking back from the Mariposa Grove.


Instead of running away, it actually started strolling towards him.


Then the bear proceeded to walk right in front of him! This picture was not taken with a zoom lens! The bear is really that close!


Then it crossed the paved road, literally 15 feet in front of Romy.


There it goes, off into the woods. Even though this bear looks light brown, it is actually an American Black Bear.