There’s a certain ambivalence about trying to find bears. The vague sense of danger is always there. Wearing a bear bell on a hike makes you think you’re scaring off the elk and just letting the bears know you’re in the neighborhood. Of course, elk seem like they couldn’t care less about humans (see our shot from about 10 feet away). So, sorry we weren’t closer for the grizzly and cub photo, but we listen to the rangers. We bought some bear spray that we hope to never use. The grizzlies were near the Yellowstone Lake Hotel. We were fascinated by the silent drama as a herd of elk carefully entered the area where that grizzly and cub were feeding. They didn’t want to add variety to the grizzlies’ diet (and they can run a lot faster than we can).