I was PURSUED by a BEAR

I was hiking in Kings Canyon National Park when I encountered this black bear. The bear charged at me within seconds and miraculously stopped as I tripped over a rock nearly falling onto my back. The bear then pursued me back along the trail for several minutes before becoming interesting in other things.
This happened near the Bubbs Creek / Woods Creek junction of the Rae Lakes Loop on May 31 2022.
This was the 3rd bear encounter that day and will be one I never forget!

[@MountainsCallingMe]

Have you ever had a bear encounter like that? What about other wild animal encounters? What would you have done?

[@karmaisaqueen]

That was beary scary!

[@lutheranhiker]

Wow! That is amazing video man!!! I've backpacked a lot and not had an encounter like that. Some uncomfortable moose encounters, oddly enough, but not with bear. When you started following the bear across the bridge I was like, are you crazy! lol

[@JustinMcKinneyhiker]

That's scary !! Unfortunately that bear is tagged as a problem bear and has probably been put down by now. You certainly handled the situation right, by not panicking and running.

[@cinnamongirl5410]

You got lucky.

[@Lkufrin]

Do you carry bear spray? Very Scarey!!!

[@teejay3272]

As I see the bear and whip out my phone and almost trip...