MicheleV_AKJul 26, 2023
Tongass National Forest has a great sense of humor about "bear petting." 😜 Another place to visit on my bucket list. It's 16.7 million acres and is in Southeast near Juneau. I've been to Juneau, just not to the forest and I will NEVER pet a bear!
#Alaska #TongassNationalForest #DontPetBears
Show threadTiny Frightening WomanJul 26, 2023
@MicheleV_AK I'm lucky to live where there are only black bears, and they run away if you speak harshly to them. They're cute but seeing them kind of gets your adrenaline going, so no petting attempted. I did try to pet a goose once and it whipped it's head around and bit me SO FAST. I had a huge bruise.
Show threadMicheleV_AK
@baba_lilith I've seen one black bear in my life in the wild and I was sitting in my car. It is my fervent hope to never run into any kind of bear, especially a grizzly. Bears don't like us, but I do love them! If you want to see bears from a very safe distance: https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls
Bear Cam - live from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park | Explore.org

Watch LIVE as hundreds of Alaskan Brown Bears descend on a mile-long stretch of the Brooks River to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.

Jul 26, 2023 at 2:53amWeb
Show threadTiny Frightening WomanJul 26, 2023
@MicheleV_AK I love those bears! I’ve seen black bears outside my house a couple times - I have to take down my bird feeders May to December. This is Walter from a few years back, he caught me with the feeders still up.
Show threadMicheleV_AKJul 26, 2023
@baba_lilith Wow! I've never seen one in my yard, but I live in a populated area.
Show threadTiny Frightening WomanJul 26, 2023
@MicheleV_AK I’m in the woods but I don’t see wildlife very often because they have the whole woods to be in