It was a beautiful morning in May 2010, and spring had finally reached the Northern Range. The southern side of the mountain was greening up wonderfully, though snow still clung to the higher reaches. A grizzly sow and two yearling cubs had been working their way across the side of the mountain since dawn. Now they were in the bowl, grazing on the long grass below the den entrance.
“It was a beautiful morning in May 2010, and spring had finally reached the Northern Range. The southern side of the mountain was greening up wonderfully, though snow still clung to the higher reaches. A grizzly sow and two yearling cubs had been working their way across the side of the mountain since dawn. Now they were in the bowl, grazing on the long grass below the den entrance.”