Great Bear Wilderness Walla walla

It took her some time to gather she was being followed. It took more time to remember she had no cubs to protect, so there was no reason to be followed. Bear stopped and her dark eyes looked for the figure. Easy to find, with such a keen sense of smell. If she was not so distracted, she would have noticed it sooner. The nose of a bear worked far greater than any bloodhound.

Here is what she knew: there was no coast nearby, she needed to keep going. Also, there were no bears nearby. No other sows, no other male bears.

And now she knew she was being followed. The bear parted her jaws and roared again. I'm going, the sound would tell some. I will kill you, the sound others would hear.