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Spring cubs (born during the winter) are just the cat’s meow when it comes to Grizzly Bears. They are cute, funny and just a ton of fun to watch. While we had a number of cubs come to the falls during the week, it wasn’t until the last day we had this family of spring cubs.
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They appeared in front of the lower platform, we were standing on the upper one. I was going to just be satisfied to just watch them rather than run down to the lower platform. Normally when you do that, you miss something great where you were only to get down and find what you were chasing has gone. But then Kevin grabbed his 200-400VR and headed down there. The peer pressure was just too great (or the competitive nature in me) so I grabbed a camera and headed down. Thank goodness the upper platform was basically empty so we wouldn’t have to worry about our spot there.
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Kevin was smart, the cubs were still right next to the lower platform and performing. They were trying to keep up with mom, but their little legs couldn’t rock hop the river quite as well. It was one heck of a lot of fun watching them slip and slide and whine as they did their best to be Grizzly Bears. mtc
Photos captured by D3, 70-300VR on Lexar UDMA digital film