The three Bears

I have been told that there were bears around here but I was really starting to think this was an exaggeration.  Well not really it was just surprising to me that it was taking so long for them to start coming into the campground.  Yesterday I just came back from a bike ride with the local adventure group, sat down to my table and saw:

As I look out my window

Then again this morning 8am I just sat down having a little morning coffee looked out the window to see the same bear, well at least looked about the same size he/she came down the same path behind my RV.  I had my sweat shirt on the line, the bear pulled it off slobbered a bit on it before it continued it's slow pace down the trail.  I saw an air horn in the barn I need to go get it so I can blast it if he comes back.  Make it feel uncomfortable about coming this close to the campground.

For those not that familiar with bears they are shy animals and do not like contact with humans but they are also lazy animals and if they find a easy food source such as a campers picnic table they will come back for more.  I (we) do nightly checks around the campground to make sure everyone puts coolers inside their vehicle, no trash in other words no food sent.  Ultimately it is the bear that will pay the price and have to be destroyed if it becomes a problem when it is actually the human that is the problem.  Just too lazy to clean up their camp. 

The other night I had to wake someone up to tell them to take care of their food that they left out, 30 minutes later I had to wake him up again because he just put it all in the bed of his pickup.  I don't claim to be a bear expert but I'm guessing that food in the bed of the pickup will not stop the bear.  Now that was not only lazy but stupid too, and he lives in Alaska.