Grizzly bear. (not that I want to take it home, thank you very much)

Actually, I almost rode right into him. I was in a head-down, horse to the barn door mode, came around a tight corner, and lo & behold, he was just finishing crossing the road.

I came to an immediate stop and let him continue on his merry way. He gave me a look, realized I was no threat (thankfully) and walked off.

Took me about 10 minutes to stop my legs from shaking.

Very cool.