Tale of a swimming bear
Dec 5, 2023 18:37:20 #
I was on a boat tour in the Kenai Fjords National Park just taking in all the sights and the captain comes on the speaker saying she, yes she, just spotted a black bear swimming way out in front of our boat. She said it was rather unusual and not something she sees every day. Now, how true is that? I often wondered just how rare some of our sightings really were as I think if they make it sound like our boat trip was the best of the year the tips might be bigger.... but I must say I was surprised to see this bear even thinking of such a long swim. He was headed from one land mass to another that was well over a mile away. I'm bad a distance, but I'm guessing it was several miles away. Anyway, here is the long distance swimmer, or not.
No this looks nothing like a bear, this is what I was looking at when the announcement of swimming bear came on. Check out how steep the terrain is.
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I have dated every available bear on this island. I hear there are some really hot prospects on the island way over there and hey I like swimming.....
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Crap, that island looked a lot closer while I was on land..... I guess I will just have to go back and make up with the ex....
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Almost there!
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Whew, I don't think anyone saw me go all the way out there and come back.....
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Solid ground! Now I have to figure out how to get back....
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I don't remember it being this steep and the rocks so big when I came down here. But then i was hot to trot to leave this island..
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Maybe it was this way?
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I still don't remember it being this steep.... going this way right or wrong....
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Bye folks, please don't tell anyone I gave up and came back....what you took photos, how embarrassing...
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Dec 5, 2023 19:12:30 #
SWFeral
Loc: SWNM
I know that bears are good swimmers, but that's crazy! He or she must have heard about a trail camera across the water that needed to be meddled with.
Dec 5, 2023 22:28:06 #
Dec 6, 2023 05:38:39 #
I think you captured 90% of a children’s book best seller, Beth. Great set and loved your captions.
Dec 6, 2023 08:15:50 #
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Dec 6, 2023 09:42:00 #
SWFeral wrote:
I know that bears are good swimmers, but that's crazy! He or she must have heard about a trail camera across the water that needed to be meddled with.
Ha, that is funny!! He had me wondering about such a long swim!
Dec 6, 2023 09:42:27 #
NMGal wrote:
Definitely lost.
At least he made it back to safety!
Dec 6, 2023 09:42:47 #
joehel2 wrote:
I think you captured 90% of a children’s book best seller, Beth. Great set and loved your captions.
Hey, what an idea!!!
Dec 6, 2023 09:43:11 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Nicely captured!
We were all happy when he turned back!!!
Dec 6, 2023 09:44:10 #
jdtonkinson wrote:
Great fun set Beth. We'll written too
Quite an experience
Quite an experience
Well the boat captain said it was unusual. Bears do swim a lot, but she said they don’t see it often where it is heading way out to sea to get to another island!
Dec 6, 2023 10:10:32 #
This has got to be a new Fuzzy Wuzzy story! I had no idea they could, or would swim that far!
Dec 6, 2023 12:01:32 #
Dec 6, 2023 17:53:01 #
Photolady2014 wrote:
I was on a boat tour in the Kenai Fjords National ... (show quote)
I don't know much about the black bears but I do know that polar bears can swim great distances.
Dec 7, 2023 12:40:36 #
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