An attempt to log my experiences and impressions of America this summer. Travelling through California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and Nevada on a modest student budget.

Friday, August 04, 2006

Flog: BEAR

ok, i just saw a bear and my heart is still beating. I was just talking about how we were in bear country and how the idea was making me nervous. I guess i must have sensed it. I caught it out the corner of my eye on the way to Inspiration Point. I totally lost my cool. My camera ran out of batteries that instant and my camera phone crashed. Hannah was so scarred she refused to get the SLR out her bag and i trod on my sunglasses in the panic. Eventually i got it together. You don't see a bear everyday. well, i had seen one the day before but not got a photo.....

so, there i was starring at this huge bear with its cub and the crowds started to gather. Suddenly it stood on it's hind legs and a primitive fear ran through me. we were at a safe 40 Ft separated by a 20ft ledge -

it was an incredible sight and i was very lucky to have seen it. In all the panic i managed to get one decent photo.....Hannah hadn't emptied her backed up card so i was having to choose which photos of Yellowstone to delete to take pics of the bear

out of ten photos, one was ok, the rest were blurred i was shaking so much

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have just seen the photo of that big fat hairy smelly orang utang at the zoo entitled 'Mum's day out'

I told that bear to eat you up and you will be seeing her again.

12:10 PM

 
Blogger Laura said...

"My heart is still beating..." I should hope it is, stupid.

This is why Mum and Dad like me more than you.

8:59 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you know what i meant you pedant,

also, i know i shouldn't say this....but mum told me not to tell you that her and dad hate you...

i didn't want to have to tell you that....

don't worry, i think grandma is still mildly concerned about whether you're alive though....that's something

J

5:23 PM

 

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