My companion and I were biking out from Shadow Lake and were stopped by a group
of six women from Calgary who warned us about a Mother Grizzly and 2 cubs
coming up the trail. They group was on their way out also and said the bear
had been following them and they had been retreating before the bears for about
1km. Rather than following them I think the bear family maybe didn't see the
need to yeild the trail since the group of women were very eager to do so.
While discussing things Momma and kids came around the corner at a steady walk
and someone had the idea of leaving the trail so that's what we all did. We sat
in a group on the high-side overlooking the trail and sang songs and otherwise
made noise. After a while I checked down the trail and the Grizzly Family had
abandoned the trail too. We developed a theory that the animals would have been
very uncomfortable passing below us on the trail, under 8 people occupying the
high ground so to speak. We resumed our journey mak
ing much noise.
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