Day 2
in Hyder, Alaska - The two RV Gypsies were about to park their car and go
to the viewing bridge, when they spotted a grizzly bear at the side of the
road - this makes bear #3 in Hyder. |
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At the same time, bear #4
was walking across the street just a bit up the road. Not sure if the same bear crossed the road
then went back across the road again or if this was two different bears. Mostly, the two RV Gypsies were
paying attention to the bear above that was closer to them. |
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The two RV Gypsies
parked their car in the upper parking lot. As Karen Duquette got out of
the car, she looked up and saw a grizzly bear heading toward the parking
lot. Bear #5 in two days - not bad at all! |
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The grizzly bear
stopped to check out something on the ground, then headed right towards
Karen Duquette, so she yelled at Lee Duquette to get back in the car as
she jumped back into the car. At first she kept the door open to take photos,
but when the bear too close, she closed the car door. The grizzly walked
right beside the car, then into the trees, down the bank, and into the river.
The two RV Gypsies then walked on the path in the parking lot, which was
right above the river where the bear was walking. The two RV Gypsies followed
the bear for quite awhile, aiming the camera down the bank to get fantastic
photos of the bear. |
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Then the grizzly
caught a fish and ate it. Karen Duquette got great photos and videos because
she was standing safely, yet directly above the bear. |
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The the grizzly continued its walk towards
the viewing bridge where lots of people were waiting to see a bear. They
had no clue that one was coming their way. |
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The grizzly caught another fish, but this
time he just bit the fish's head off and walked away. Cruel! Better the
fish, than me! LOL! |
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Alongside the stream, lots of partially eaten
salmon lay on the banks. That means that fishing was good for the bears
this year. |
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