...campground bears

As we pulled into Discovery Campground in Captain Cook State Park this evening we saw two small brown bears ambling down the road. They were most assuredly the same bears we saw on Thursday night along the Swanson River. They didn't seem to be interested in the campers but this is definitely not a good situation. Campers and bears don't mix well. In addition there was a frantic cow moose that had given birth to a calf in the campground two days ago. She was charging everything including bears, people, and motorcycle riders. The moose was doing everything she could to keep the bears a good distance from her calf. She was doing a good job because the bears seemed unaware of the calf.

It wasn't long before the Alaska State Troopers arrived and attempted to take control of the situation. We left before things were totally under control but we know the campground hosts well so I'm sure they will fill us in the next time we are there. We just hope everything turns out well for all involved including the people, moose, and...campground bears.