Quote Originally Posted by Geonz View Post
Oh, that's so kewl
My brother was playing in the Rapidan River a couple years ago with his kids and he looked over and there was a cub ambling over towards his 7-yo daughter! He went and scooped her up about the same time the bear batted her into the water (seemed to want to play... she was about the right size, eh?) and scooted back to the cabins and the bear followed and climbed on the roof to munch out on the bugs in the shingles... I'm glad these guys decided to be scared of you! (And the kiddo was pretty freaked but got over it - after all, Daddy *did* save the day!)
Yay for Daddy! Wow Sue - we've seen lots of bears through the years but never had quite the close encounter your brother and his daughter had! We are fortunate that the black bears we have are generally pretty docile, even if they are destructive. The river looked awfully tempting on Saturday - if it hadn't been for the prospect of riding the rest of the way home with wet feet, I might have jumped in!