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~
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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