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We came across these bears by accident on a road up above them on our bikes. I was so freaked out!

... then we realized they were in an old water tank enclosure.
... then we realized that the old water tank enclosure is actually called "Fortress of the Bears."

I wonder if those people watching from that viewing area know they could see the bears from the road for free...

If you look closely in the pic above, there is a bear in the water standing up and staring right at us. We had just eaten the subway sandwiches that we had packed with us. Amazingly enough, the wind was blowing at us and the bear still picked us up big time. As we went down the road a little ways it followed to the side of the tank, still sniffing us out and staring us down. That was very scary- even if they couldn't get out.

Three bald eagles on the side of the road. They were everywhere.

Yes, a mountain lake with a little fishing boat and dock for anyone to use. Yeah, Clay was really kicking himself for not bringing his fly rod. Maybe next time...

The glacier was absolutely spectacular. I didn't really understand what a glacier was before I went. I kept thinking, what's the big deal, a big pile of snow and ice. Well, it was awesome. When pieces of the glacier break off it is called calving. It sounds a bit like thunder. We loved it.

On our way back to the ship, we found this little bike teeter totter just off the road. I almost peed my pant when Clay turned off and went for it! Well, first I peed my pants, then I quickly got the camera out so you could pee your pants laughing at whatever was going to happen. I tried to put one other video on, but it wouldn't work. He rode the teeter totter, then ran into that giant boulder there on the left. Only his pride was injured, so it was a great laugh. That was almost as cool as the glacier.