Previous bear-watching trips to Alaska and British Columbia had been unbearable. Along the lines of “there were loads here yesterday” and finding fresh evidence that bears do indeed do what they are reputed to do in the woods – but no actual bear.
Peak bareness of bears was revealed in a text from a friend too jetlagged to go on a bear-spotting forest bike ride in Whistler, saying they were ambling round the hotel grounds practically posing for photos.
Obviously us bear-seeking cyclists remained a bear-free zone.
