from my elk,
said the big red bear.
The elk were happy to have us around,
we distracted Mr. Bear.
I always agree with wild bears,
regardless of what they say.
I couldn’t bear that I didn’t have my wildlife camera,
and had to settle for shooting with my non-zoom lens,
when Mr. Bear showed up with barely a sound, and surprised us!
Cheers to you from The Sierra Nevadas~
Beautiful photos Cindy!
So happy you enjoyed them & cheers to you my friend დ
Lucky you!
Cinnabear, mmm, tasty.
Tee hee hee…….Laughing & love the name!! დ
Perfect text and photos!
Merci beaucoup mon ami დ
I agree. Great shots
Awwww……thanks so much & cheers to you! დ
Ikes! No zoom, yet such gorgeous shots of the bear and elk! Hopefully you weren’t tooooo close to them! Lovely shots and wonderful story to go with them 🙂
Thank you and I love your blog! If I had my zoom lens I could have shown you his eyelashes!!! 😉
Thanks, Cindy — I need to take photography lessons from you!
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Oh my goodness! Lucky Elk. Lucky you! What a close call to be surprised by that big fella. How does that saying go? Sometimes you get the bear. Sometimes the bear gets you. This time you got the bear – on camera. And they all lived happily ever after. Really exciting story to see, Cindy. Best, Babsje
Smiling……Love your commentary. When we went to see the polar bears, my son bought a shirt saying. “Canadian Fast Food,” depicting a person running from a polar bear 😉
That’s priceless ROFL! 😊 😊
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That t-shirt is on a par with “What’s the best way to escape a charging bear? Run faster than the guy behind you'” 😊
Great wildlife photo essay, Cindy! I love the fantastic landscape. Stay cool!
Thanks much Peter. It is cool here. Hope you are staying cool too დ
It looks like Mr. Bear has some patches of fur missing? Rough night?
He was itching, itching and itching, on pine tree needles and bark, and he swam in the lake. I watched him for at least an hour. I don’t know if it is mange, an injury healing or what. დ
I at first thought it was an injury scar. Mange was my next thought.
Yep. My two guesses too……
This post is quite bearable. Beautiful photos.
I am happy you could bear it Timothy & thank you! 😉
I won’t lie, I am so envious. The photos are glorious, I would love to visit a place as beautiful as that.
Awww……I hope you do, and soon. Thank you for your thoughtfulness დ
It would take a miracle of some magnitude for me to be able to travel like that, but I do love doing it through the photos of others.
I love doing this too. Virtual travel in our imaginations is limitless and boundless and takes us everywhere we want to go დ
That is so very true.
Beautiful scenery. We had something like this on our way from Palo Alto to Carson City, around Lake Tahoe.
I love your wildlife shots.
Thanks very much my friend. It is wonderful when it happens isn’t it. დ
He is a beauty Cindy.. I love his colour…
Thank you. Someone called him a Cinnabear. I think this is a perfect name დ
Beautiful country, and full of surprises! 😀
Thanks Eliza. We are seeing lots of wildlife this trip which is always a wonderful surprise დ
I love the beautiful photos and the lyrical description. Stay safe around Mr Bear – he’s a big one!
You are very kind and most appreciated Lynette. I am very careful whenever in the presence of Mr. Bear(s) დ
Beautiful photos Cindy, wow! ❤️
Smililng….. Any bear day is a good day! დ
Spectacular views, Cindy!What an experience to be surprised by a bear of that size…. And the elk!!
What an outing – enjoy!
Thanks so much for your kind words. There has been so much wildlife on this trip. It has been wonderful. Cheers to you დ
Hi Cindy , Glad to see you following my blog, you are always my fav blogger here in WP and follow your posts since long. I appreciate your time on my web page. Pls come back again sooner. Happy sunday and cheers.
Awww……You are so very kind. Your site is beautiful and I am happy to be following you. Take good care my friend & thank you! დ
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Great images of the red bear ! He might make me a bit nervous.
Thanks for following my site Cindy.
I love your site and wonderful posts. Thanks so much for stopping by დ
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How cool, a close encounter of the bear kind! It is hard to tell the size of the bear. You are brave to be so close.
Love it! “Close Encounter of the Bear Kind!” What a perfect title დ
NICE! Wish I was there.
I wish you were too! We could go on hike and look for critters…. დ
Awesome idea!
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Incredible! I would not want to be the thing that distracts a bear! 😱 Your photos are amazing, despite not having the lens you would have preferred.
Awww…much appreciated Michele! Thank you დ
Holy Cannoli !! That bear is a bruiser. Hi Cindy ! I see you’re still tripping through the wilderness, tempting fate 😁 So this bad boys photo is taken without a zoom? Glad he wasn’t hungry. Looks beautiful there too 💛 xK
Smiling…..I think he was mostly really itchy. He scratched on every available tree trunk, fought with young pine trees so they would scratch his itches, and swam in the lake for relief. Poor bear დ
Breathtaking photos Cindy, and I love Cinnabear!🥰
So smiling….I loved Cinnabear too. He was so beleaguered by itching and scratching and swimming, he really didn’t find us all that interesting! Smart bear დ
Impressive! That’s a nice looking bear. Good job!
Thank you very much. დ
It seems that you are “bearing” up well with the surprise. Though please be “bear-ly” careful.
Yes, thank you. It is berry important to be berry careful around wild bears დ
Are these teddy bears fur sale? You’re the beary best when it comes to photography, my friend! ◟(◔ั₀◔ั )◞ ༘❤️❤️❤️
I barely know what I am doing, but bears are berry good at not noticing. Sending you berry merry wishes დ
Have a relaxing Sunday! ღゝ◡╹)ノ❤️❤️❤️
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Wow, Cindy, what an amazing bear encounter! Love your photos!
Oh, thank you so much Susan! I <3 my friends who <3 bears დ
I couldn’t bear the pun! (Hope you have the lens next time.)
Laughing…..I know it is unbearable!! 😉
You certainly got some great shots, even without the zoom lens. You are so right, never argue with a bear!
Thank you Darlene & yeah, bears are too testy to argue with! 😉
Too close of an encounter for me, but amazing!!!
Thank you very much Tiffany დ
I’ll forgive you the bear wordplay 🙂 Good set
Happy you could bear it Derrick & cheers to you !!! 😉 😉
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These images are gorgeous!
I am honored you think so. Thank you very much დ
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Beautiful. These photos are truly breathtaking- so much so that I bear-ly ( 😉 ) made it through without fainting.
The 8th shot is FANTASTIC!
Laughing….. So appreciated. Thank you & cheers დ
Wow great pics Cindy!! Gary
Happy you enjoyed them & thank you Gary დ
What an amazing experience that must have been! I so very much enjoy your beautiful posts!
Your thoughtful comment makes me happy I posted Alethea. Thank you & cheers დ
Gorgeous pictures, dear Cindy! The Sierra Nevada reminds me of the Bavarian Alps here.
Best wishes, and stay safe.
Thank you my friend. I love your Bavarian Alps. So beautiful დ
The landscape looks like in northern Scandinavia but we never saw a bear there. Yes, we agree with the Freidenkerin, it looks like the Bavarian Alps as well.
Great wildlife pics.
Thanks for sharing
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you more for your thoughtful appreciation my friend, Mountains and forests, worldwide, are wonderfully beautiful places. I hope we are able to get back to northern Scandinavia soon დ
I love these pictures. Some of my favorites!!!!
Thank you & so happy you do! დ
Wonderful!
Grazie mille Liza დ
Even without the bear, it’d be a stunning vista, but what a handsome creature! 😍 Glad the encounter wasn’t too much closer though. 😬
Thank you Teresa. This is as close as I would ever purposely get. He is a looker isn’t he! დ
Wow, how great to be so close to the bear, Cindy! Scary! Fantastic photos, and how beautifully you captured the red of this individual. I’ve never seen a bear so red. Thanks for these lovely moments in the Sierras.
thank you. I was impressed with his coloring too. A blogger named him Cinnabear which I thinks fits perfectly! დ
He looks so friendly! But we know better.
Yes we do. Mr. Bear needs lots of caution to view safely დ
Gorgeous scenery. Lovely wildlife. It looks like you were so close to the bear. Must have been an exciting experience!
Thank you. I love seeing bears in the wild. დ
So snuggly! ;0)
Laughing……Not quite a teddy bear! 😉
Looks can be deceiving!
So true დ
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Wow! You were so close to the Bear and Elk you didn’t need your telephoto zoom lens! The images are fantastic. It’s so pretty there!
So appreciated! Thank you & cheers to you დ
Pretty amazing close-ups of Mr Bear considering you didn’t have your zoom lens! Lovely!
Thanks much Terry. I could have shown you his eyelashes with zoom! დ
Oh I have no doubt, Cindy 🙂
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Beautiful, Cindy!
Merci beaucoup Donna დ
Your photos are beautiful, Cindy, but that final one takes the prize! Such a tranquil setting — I can practically feel my heart rate drop as I stare at that lovely water and majestic mountain!
You’re thoughtful comments always make my day Debbie. Thank you დ
That bear looked hungry. LOL
He does and I didn’t help with that! 😉
Fantastic scenery, no need for a zoom there.
Thank you very much my friend & cheers! დ
Poor Mr. Bear, distracted by the crazy wildlife photographer. 😛 What beautiful images and setting Cindy.
Laughing….. He didn’t need me disrupting his lunch!!! 😉
Good thing he didn’t decide you were on the menu!
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Just gorgeous, Cindy!
Grazie mille Sandy დ
My pleassure.
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Wow! What a fabulous experience, even without the right lens. I feel your pain!
Alison
I know you would! Love to you Alison & thank you დ
Wise move Cindy, to stay away from those bears. Do you have any moose down there? You want to stay away from them too.
Leslie xoxo
Moose can be touchy. I love them and photograph and follow at reasonable distance when safe. Most people don’t know:
http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=3816
But I only see them in other places.
Take good care Leslie & thank you for stopping by
I think the bear will leave the elks alone. 🙂
Yes. He found a potentially less quick lunch 🙂
What a beautiful place to be. Love the elk and the bear being able to be wild and free. 🙂
Wild & free is how a bear should be! დ
Gr8 pix despite not having the zoom lens.
Looks like the bear is a color variant of what we call a “black” bear (Ursus americanus). The color here is just like the color of a “red” fox and was new to me as a color for some bears.
Thank you very much and yes, it is the first red, black bear I have seen too. დ
No worries about the camera, Cindy!
You delivered a lot of beauty, fabulously!
Awww….. You are a thoughtful friend Resa. Thank you დ
I think you got very good shots without the cameras. The camera that is with you is the one that is best. Yes, I would not disagree with bear too 🙂
“The camera that is with you is the one that is the best.” I love this! Very Zen. And agree with you, bears can be unbearably disagreeable to humans who argue with them 😉
Wow!
Smiling……Thank you!! დ
My pleasure.
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Wonderful experiences. I wonder sometimes if our cameras come between us and the wildlife but I long for a really good zoom camera!
I think cameras on tripods would interfere for me. I want to move within nature. I don’t want to be stationary watching wildlife far away with a telescope camera. It is almost like not being there. დ
Thanks for the follow, Cindy 🙂
I followed you before and will again! Love your blog Rosaliene დ
“I always agree with wild bears,” True wisdom, Cindy. 🙂 –Curt
Yep. If he says, “That fish is mine.” The fish is his! დ
That was the advice the ranger gave me ever so many years ago when I stepped off a float plane in Katmai National Park, Alaska. 🙂
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Beautiful landscape shots, Cindy, and I love the animals too! Bears always look so cuddly, but aren’t appearances deceptive!
Yes appearances are, in people and wild animals! Thank you Helene დ
If you weren’t using a zoom lens, that bear looks too close for comfort! Great photos.
Thank you Eileen, there was some zoom, just not as much as my wildlife camera დ
Good storyline for the pics … love the first overview capture!
So good to be in touch with you Frank & thanks my friend დ
Beautiful bear. Great shots…they truly are.
Merci beaucoup mon ami Gigi დ
What wonderful photos, both of the landscape and of the grizzly bears. Thank you for sharing, Marie
Thank you more for your kind appreciation Marie დ
I ‘m lost in the beauty! in awe of nature
The soul of nature is our soul too! Happy you get lost in her beauty & thank you. დ
second you on this, my pleasure
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Lions and tigers and BEARS, oh, my! And what a gorgeous view in those last photos!
Thanks much Kathy & cheers to you my friend დ
These are gorgeous!! You might now have been able to ‘bear’ not having your zoom lens, but you slayed!
Smiling…… Mr. Bear was feeling photogenic! 😉
Wow! These images and experience just breathtaking. Beautiful and exciting.
I am so happy you enjoyed Thank you very much & take good care დ
Amazing! 💕
Grazie mille დ
Wow, well, I’m impressed yet again with this blog.
Ahhh, I’m honored Henry. Thank you very much & cheers to you დ
wow! amazing! but do be careful, dear friend.
I always actually am. Thank you very much for caring & be well დ
Oh goodness! That wasn’t with a zoom lens? He looks so close! Are they dangerous? I’m glad you’re okay. Yes, agree with everything they say for sure. Except if he says, “Hello lunch.” They are omnivores, right? These photos are so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing them. ♥.
Smiling…..It was with some zoom, but not enough. He was close-ish, but not too close for safety. Bears are omnivores. They eat lots of plants, but if they are looking at you like lunch, it would be a bad day for you. Love to you Niki & thank you დ
Love you too! Oh well I’m glad he wasn’t hungry for people that day. Thank you for these beautiful photos. ♥.
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For the love of nature. That’s absolutely beautiful!
Nature is our biggest gift. Thank you very much დ
Absolutely 🤗
You’re very much welcome ❤️
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And, that is your “point-and-shoot” camera option! If you had the zoom what would we have seen? The bear’s eye? Beautiful. – Oscar
Not point and shoot. It’s a Sony RX 7. I use it for landscapes. If I had my wildlife camera, I could how shown you his eyelashes! დ
No more Brownie Cameras, huh? Camera lens technologies and mega-pixel digital formats capture some amazing images these days. – Oscar
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Hi Cindy, these photographs are extraordinary!
Honored you think so and thanks so very much Charles დ
How far away from the bear were you? He’s a beautiful creature, but the fact that he appeared without making noise is a little alarming.
Bears can definitely do this, and it is alarming, but it usually is the other way around, a human appears, without making noise and surprises/alarms the bear, which is just never a good idea, for the human, or the bear დ
Magnificent photos
Thank you very much & cheers to you დ
Once again: wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! Sooooo great!!!!
Wow… Thank you for these photos, great shots!
Thank you more for you appreciation Amy & be well დდ
The shot of the lake at a distance from up high takes my breath away!
I am so glad it did. The view did the same to me დდ
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Thank you for your thoughtfulness my friend & be well დ
Oh my goodness – yes, always agree with the bears or you may barely get away!!
I couldn’t bear that……. დ
So lolevy to watch the wilderness and the happiness of the wild animals in nature. I’m so happy for that you that opportunity to travel around this wonderful areas.
Gorgeous to see awesome views and amazing photos of all animals 👌greetings from 🇷🇴
What a beautiful comment. Makes me happy. Thank you very much. I love your photography of our beautiful natural world and I love the gorgeous Netherlands! Take good care and stay safe my friend დ
Always a pleasure Cindy 🌷 Of course I will stay safe ☘️💚 Thank you so much for all your visits on my blogsite. I hope you can read and understand the language after translation 🤗
Best greetz to you too 💐
Wow, looks a little bit close to me but you seem to know your bears! Bear hugs to you from afar.
Bear hugs flying back to you!
The bear is beautiful, magnificent, and scary. It looks like it means business.
They are awesome creatures. But, I seriously do not like surprising a bear. დ