Directly adjacent to Jackson Lake Lodge is a short loop trail called Lunch Tree Hill. There are almost always people hiking here, and it would be considered a relatively safe trail, even to hike alone. One evening around 6, a group of people were watching this mother grizzly bear and her two cubs walk around the Willow Flats that is probably 100 feet below the patio at the lodge. When the three bears started walking away from the lodge, the group walked up the hill to stay in front of them for a better view. Eventually the three bears went out of sight below the steep hill. To everyone’s surprise, the bears appeared halfway up the hill, coming straight towards the group of onlookers. The large group split in to two groups, giving the bears enough space to calmly walk by. Being less than 30 yards from these huge grizzlies, this situation could have been much worse, but the momma bear is smart enough to know she is safe from male bears when she’s around the lodge and people.
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