Bears

We'd been warned that the river we planned to explore got a lot of bear use, and signs all around the national forest recreational area said likewise. Then we started talking with other anglers and hikers, and three different groups reported having recently seen black or brown bears. We also noticed that most fishermen were armed with bear spray.
About that time we began thinking we dared not go very far upstream and away from most other fishermen (although that was where we thought we would find the best fishing), and then that idea was confirmed when we looked across the river and spotted two young black bears strolling down a small path we had just been walking along ourselves.
We didn't see any brown bears, which was OK.