MY BEAR STORY

Thursday, November 13, 2008

We drove to Mount Lassen for a day out, it was a beautiful day and the farther we went to colder it got, I was not prepared for the cold. I should have worn a sweater, what was I thinking, I was not. The trees was beautiful I love the cedar trees in the forest. The layers is so neat, I have one in my yard that I will be decorating with lots of lights for Christmas. I wish I was having Christmas in Lassen Park with all my family, it is so beautiful and peaceful. It would be so joyful, snow to play in and lots of room. That would be impossible because of the expense of getting there and Lassen is closed in the winter because the roads are not passible. SNOW COVERED

It was so nice to visit there again after so many years. When we lived up there we would drive up there on sunday afternoon and let the kids play in the snow. That was 37 years ago, My where did the time go.

Now to my bear story: We was going to drive through the park but the roads was snow covered, so we decided we better not, we might slide off the road, and there was no one around but us and the bears. But we didn't know that at that time so we got out of the car and begin walking around. We was being careful not to slip on the ice and snow. We saw a snowman someone had built. We had our cameras ready to shoot. We was walking alone and Sue said is that a bear track, well there was not only one but many alone the road. I said OH NO I DREAMED ABOUT BEARS LAST NIGHT. Is'nt that something. I begin telling them there was a little bear and I was going to follow it but behing a large tree or rock I believe it was a rock, a hugh one , There came this huge BROWN BEAR and stood up and let out a loud growl. He had his back to me at first but then turned around. I said to myself I am not suppose to run and I woke up.

We believe that was a warning from GOD not to get too far from the car. Sue and I had to go WEE - WEE really bad, if we had seen a bear it would have been too bad for us. So we were going out behind the building not getting too far from the car, but Sue seen a sign on that building that told us where a outhouse was open for use and it was just up the hill, We was constantly looking in all directions and in the trees. You know bears can climb trees. Still not too far from the CAR, Oh what a relief it was. It was fun walking in the snow, even for old people like us.

We got in the car begin driving around and we stopped by the Lake, I think it is called Emerald Lake. The trees was so large so we begin taking pictures and of course Coy and David when they are together are nuts. So full of life and having fun. Coy said listen to them dogs barking, I said that is not dogs it is that crow up there in the tree, of course he argued with me, but soon realized it was that crow. David and Sue even told him that was that crow. I did sound like a dog.

We drove on up the road, seen a beautiful mountain stream. We stoppen in Burney at Ben Franklin store. They truely had everything. Fishing equipmet and lures by the thousands.

We ate at a chinease restaurant, which was not the greatest ( what am I saying it was lousy ) but what can you expect in a small town in the mountains.

We got back into Redding and drove out to Shasta Lake and walked out on the dam, I tried to get Coy to climb down the rock ledge and pick up me some drift wood, but I couldn't bring it back and he would have ended up in trouble anyway taking things from the park. So we didn't.

We saw lots of deer coming in the park, it was late in the evening.

We left and drove in town and went to the SUNDIAL BRIDGE. Will write a story later with pictures.