Kristie: “It’s a gigantic forest, for Pete’s sake …. A National Park …. Not some magical, secret forest! Just how hard can it be to find the entrance???”
Grandma Betty, approximately one hour (and three gas stations of help later): “Apparently pretty hard.”
And when you FINALLY find the entrance, and pay fifteen dollars to drive through, anticipating hiking and waterfalls and scenic overlooks? And it rains the entire way? Well, normal people might be disappointed. But *normal* people don’t often stumble across a mama bear and her twin cubs foraging for food less than ten feet from their car.
12 comments:
Those are awesome photos!! What a great experience even with all the rain!!
TOTALLY cool. And jealous.
Awesome!
What a treat!
Simply awesome!
Carol Fisher
W. Palm Beach, FL
was this on skyline drive? That is like 20minutes from where I live- it is gorgeous up there!
SO Cool Kristie--- LOVE the pics!
Oh I can't wait to see what photos you bring home-and I am so glad you posted today!
So, speaking as a born and bread Virginian, where are you?
That is so awesome! I'm glad you stayed in the car. Wouldn't have wanted to stumble across mama bear on foot! :)
Gayle in AL
Oh how exciting!! Once when we were traveling through the Alleghany Mtns. and we pulled off at one of those "scenic overlook" areas and there was a baby bear in a tree right in front of us! Um, we ran to the car b/c we were wondering where mamma bear was!
Tammy in Oh.
YIKES! The fact that you haven't posted since that post scares me... momma bears can be awfully protective. She didn't eat you, did she? Apart from the fear factor, VERY cool.....
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