All we know is we want to travel with this guy.
On Monday, grizzly bear 399’s four cubs stopped traffic in Grand Teton National Park so they could play with some orange traffic cones and wrestle with each other.
Remarkably, instead of tourists getting out of their vehicles and attempting to pet them, everyone appeared to stay inside.
Inside of one stopped vehicle right next to the frolicking cubs were Chris and Liz Pipes, who travel the country in their RV and report on their activities.
From the video, it sound like Chris Pipes could be a former TV anchor. He described what he saw like someone might do the play-by-play of the Rose Parade.
“These are the famous cubs of bear 399, a 24-year-old sow grizzly bear and we’re catching them right on the edge of the road here,” narrates Pipes.
“They are just having a ball,” he said. “We haven’t seen No. 399 yet. We suspect she’s down in the woods right there.”
“But the cubs are just having a ball, playing with the cones and wrestling,” he said. “This is a pretty remarkable chance sighting of these guys. So much fun.”
Could it be that no one went to pet them because they know that 399 (or any grizzly) is not to be messed with?
She’s got quite a history. Possibly the most famous bear in the world. If you are new to 399, here’s a great story that is worth the read.
