Today didn't go exactly as planned. When I left this morning it was my intention to go back out to Settler's Grove and try to get some different photos. Unfortunately before even getting out of town multiple road rage incidents changed my mind about driving two hours one way. Instead, I changed destinations and went to the standby lake. Upon my arrival there were about 8 deer wandering about. There was a sign posted that bears and moose have been seen as recently as yesterday. Not even five minutes after passing the sign, a cow and calf moose are having breakfast in the creek.
This makes my fourth encounter over the past couple years. What a way to start your hike. A few hours later I headed back after getting bad vibes and expecting to come around the bend face to face with the bear and her cubs that everyone has been seeing lately. Some campers even asked me "Did you have any luck, seeing the bear?" My response "Yeah, no. I don't want to see the bear". That shit's crazy.
