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yesterday -
My Ram and I went through Whittier Tunnel to get to Whittier, AK.
We visited Buckner Building (my build thread has a summarized version of its history)
More on that later.
We drove through Whittier, and found a beach access parking lot. There, we saw bear for the first time in our lives.
Buddy gone fishin' and enjoying his dinner.
Then, I moved on to Buckner Building, and managed to get scared by a second bear.
I wanted a picture of the truck with the building, so I repositioned it after walking around and taking pictures of the building. I walked toward the position I chose, then I saw something that didn't belong in the corner of my eye.
It was this guy. He scared the sh*t out of me, and I probably scared him too. It looked like a cub, but I wasn't sure. I froze, and slowly backed to the truck. Not wanting to miss this opportunity, I turned around, took a quick snap without looking, and backed to the truck. Buddy ran into the bush as I drove down the road approaching him.
Risked my life to take this pic lol
Then, both my Ram and I stopped by the original campsite I chose on the other side of town. Campsite was nothing to write home about, just your standard city owned site on an empty lot. But the day-use area next to it though... that's different.
Beautiful spot for shots, especially with the puddles on the ground.
We got back to the tunnel just in time to get through it, and we found our 5th glacier this trip.
as usual, full summarized story in my build thread.
My Ram and I went through Whittier Tunnel to get to Whittier, AK.
We visited Buckner Building (my build thread has a summarized version of its history)
More on that later.
We drove through Whittier, and found a beach access parking lot. There, we saw bear for the first time in our lives.
Buddy gone fishin' and enjoying his dinner.
Then, I moved on to Buckner Building, and managed to get scared by a second bear.
I wanted a picture of the truck with the building, so I repositioned it after walking around and taking pictures of the building. I walked toward the position I chose, then I saw something that didn't belong in the corner of my eye.
It was this guy. He scared the sh*t out of me, and I probably scared him too. It looked like a cub, but I wasn't sure. I froze, and slowly backed to the truck. Not wanting to miss this opportunity, I turned around, took a quick snap without looking, and backed to the truck. Buddy ran into the bush as I drove down the road approaching him.
Risked my life to take this pic lol
Then, both my Ram and I stopped by the original campsite I chose on the other side of town. Campsite was nothing to write home about, just your standard city owned site on an empty lot. But the day-use area next to it though... that's different.
Beautiful spot for shots, especially with the puddles on the ground.
We got back to the tunnel just in time to get through it, and we found our 5th glacier this trip.
as usual, full summarized story in my build thread.
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