Today was pretty uneventful and we just went about our business hiking along, so lets expand on last night instead.
We got into the campsite and were immediately shown the two bears that were not far away. One was up in a tree snacking on some leaves and napping while the other was lounging around on the hillside. After a while the one in the tree came down (really fast from really high up) and started to wander towards the campsite. He was completely unafraid of any of us and did not respond to any of the normal ways to scare off a black bear (throwing rocks, making noise, looking big). It was very strange but we got lots of pictures and some video. He didn't bother us at all and just went about his business and wandered off later to go harass people at another shelter. we reported the bear to a ridge runner so maybe something will be done about him sometime to fix the issue since it was not good for him to be so unafraid.
Also saw a young buck deer and heard a lot of snorting during the night which we have no idea what it really was (possibly some deer fighting or maybe some mating). These were by far the largest wildlife we have seen yet (biggest was a rabbit before this) but was a pretty hasty introduction to the smokies which hosts a huge range of animal and plant species.
No ones food got taken and we didnt seem to have any other issues during the night. should be an interesting few days in the park!
Hasta la vista baby!
- Snowfox
Sent on the go from my Peek
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