08/19/2026
Sometimes you go home with some of your best work. Some other time you have proof of the incredible things you saw.
I wasn’t ready for bears.
My husband turned the car around cus he saw something down one of the trails but didn’t say what. I assumed it was a snake so the camera sat comfortably in my back pack, puzzled in between my seat and Roman car seat right behind me.
I wasn’t ready.
All we were left with was a memory and some footprints in the sand.
The first bear left before I could even process what was happening.
The second one, less than an hour later, sat there for a bit, in the middle of the road we were driving down. And then walked towards us!
I was ready-er. But I don’t think I have the right set up for bear photography.
A win is a win. Roman saw it too.
In the past months my “guarda!” started to get a reaction but not always fast enough or in the direction I want him to look.
He saw this bear tho. And I’m not 100% sure he realized it was something new and amazing or if he thought it was just a big Takoda. But the little squeals were so cute!
The adventure had just begun but I didn’t think we’ll ever see any more bears.
And then, after camping we found ourself a few miles deep into the forest with a dead battery!
Austin left on foot bright and early to go find us some help and on his walk (in his flip flops, phone in one hand, jumper cables in the other) he heard a noise in the forest and watched a mama bear and her cub run up the trees.
We will be back and hopefully we’ll see more. But for now this is an adventure I will never forget!
