Bear encounter at Sequoia National Park

Bear encounter at Sequoia National Park at the Giant Forest museum car park.

Sequoia National Park

8th August 2020

Bear encounter.

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This is the first time I encountered a bear. 

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We were about to go to the sunset trail across the car park after visiting the Giant Forest museum premises (it was closed due to Covid 19). Then after hiking the Beetle rock view point adjacent to the car park we returned to the car park to find our way to the sunset trail. On our way back to the car park we heared a commotion and we saw the bear next to our car. It was trying to open the luggage of a another visitor who has parked next to our car.

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 The arrival of the bear was unexpected and those near the bear was shouting and honking to alert others to avoid the area and the foot path that the bear wold be heading to which leads to the meadows and sunset trail. As you see in the second video some people were not aware of the presence of the bear and continued to walk along the path that connects the carpark, the Crescent meadow and the visitor centre.

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