I hike almost everyday at Ward Lake, it's close to my apartment and it's a little more then a mile around the lake. It's peaceful and quiet and virtually undiscovered by all the damn tourist. Today while driving out there I spotted a 6 point buck along the side of the road so this prompted me to take my camera (which I rarely do, seeing as I hike nearly everyday). While coming around a curve I spot a mama black bear with two cubs. Can we sphincter factor? I took a several steps back as mama bear chased the cubs up a tree before taking off in the opposite direction. Of course, I'm scrambling to get my camera out and turned on. I was only able to capture a few shots of one of the cubs before they disappeared into the woods. I've never seen bears out at ward before but since the salmon berries are in season and the salmon are running they're out in full force. They're very cute just a little too close for my personal comfort.

If you look closely you can see a little paw about 2/3 of the way down the tree on the right side.

A little bit of a head sticking out.

There it is!