Bear Jams
Again I drive up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper. Always beautiful, always something new. This time the sky was a bit more blue, and the bears were out interrupting traffic. I encountered two bear jams – Bear jam you ask? Yes, when a bear grazes along the road mining its own business, the traveling visitors must stop and take pictures, even if that means parking in the middle of the road. Add a few campers a couple of buses, and well you get the idea. And so what do you in such a situation, stop and take photos…
The first jam was a mother grizzly and her two cubs. She even a gave a bit of show by leaving a present in the snow. The next jam was a black bear quietly grazing the grass and dandelions in an open field. A few times he (or she: I did not bother to check). A few times he wondered over to the guardrail and leaned over to a stopped vehicle and stretching out his paw. Humm you think he was fed before. And what was interesting was he only did this to motorhomes. He completely ignored the cars. OK a show indeed. Then some people would get close up to the railing taking photos. Then the bear moved toward them, like an amoeba the group moved away. And as the bear moved back to grazing the amoeba moved back in… People and amoebas that would be an interesting topic… over a cup of coffee or pint of beer. Enjoy the photos….
Tags: Canada, Canadian Rockies, Icefields Parkway, Jasper