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August 1, 1999, 10pm - Adult bear at courtyard on the other side of creek.
Most of the group from the Full Gospel Baptist Church of Huntsville, Alabama, were
outside in the courtyard and got a good look at bear on their last night here. Trey
and his friends had been catching crawfish in creek - may be she wanted some too!.
We tried to get pictures but you've heard about a polar bear in the snow, well, just the
opposite is true of a black bear at midnight.
July 29, 1999, 5:15pm - I got great picture of
bear in tree. I really was not sure what it was when I
first spotted her in the tree. I couldn't figure out how she kept herself up there
until I was able to examine this photo on the computer. She's sitting on a branch!
July 24, 1999, 4pm - Mother & cubs come by for snack and attract quite
a crowd. Eventually the local PD come by and, in an effort to scare her away, scares
her and the cubs up the tree at the end of M108. We all watched for quite some time.
Mom wouldn't leave without cubs, PD wouldn't leave without her leaving and
spectators wouldn't leave until the show was over.
July 20, 1999, 11pm - The Allens from Texas say hi to bear in
courtyard as they stroll back from dinner in town. They are thrilled - were afraid
they'd not see one before leaving town.
July 19, 1999, 7:15pm - Jonathan and Mr. Meridith from Florida have to
wait in truck on way to Teddy Bear Chalet for mother and cubs to cross road.
July 16, 1999, 11am - An
adolescent bear first tried to make keys with Miss
Jewell at Dodgen's Lock & Key just across the street. Her customer yelled him
away so he came trotting across the parking lot toward the Chardan office door.
Trina heard us yell to shut the door and got to it just in time. The little
guy, about 2 feet high, ran through the courtyard, scored a trash sack from housekeeping
and took his prize up the mountain past the pool.
July 12, 1999, 3pm - Mother and cubs up the tree by the
dumpster. A
patrol car spotted them, rolled to a stop and tweeted his siren at them. That
startled them all, and Mom fell out of the tree and into the dumpster while the cubs ran
away. She climbed out, shook off and ambled away. It took me and Jonathan 5
minutes to pry the hard rubber lids back up.
July 5, 1999, 8pm - The
Wallers, guests from Virginia, see large male bear
while in the hot tub at the Teddy Bear Chalet!
July 3, 1999, 1:22pm - Adult bear came from Circle Drive and climbed up
between M113 & M207. Walked across to rock garden and took a rest. See pictures
above.
July 1, 1999, 2pm - Travis and Dustin make friends with raccoon from
Megan. It's a mother with babies!
June 25, 1999, 4:46 - We all walk up around corner (200 feet) and see
mother & cubs. They had gone down hill to creek and we could just watch from
porch railing above. They stayed long enough for Jon to go and get digital camera so
that we could get pictures. The mother and her cubs had been in newspaper a week
before and I still had not seen them personally so I was thrilled.
June 12, 1999 - We had to upright the dumpster this morning - the bears
had turned it over
June 4 - 13, 1999 - Mr. Dougherty, retired firefighter from California,
makes friend with raccoon at Megan cabin. He had hand-fed the raccoon and it
likes crackers and cookies best.
Bears have been here frequently this spring. Time to start recording
visits.
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