River of Return

Frank Church Wilderness, Idaho

Sept 13-20, 2012

A nice looking bear about to run off on the shores of Big Creek. When we first saw the bear we were about 200' away and it didn't seem to notice us as the wind was blowing in the wrong direction. After some snuffling around, the bear started to head right towards us as we were trapped in low water. After raising my paddle, the bear finally took notice, thought about it for a second and shuffled away.
Andrew McLean