This bridge is on the Old Donner Pass Highway in California, USA.
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A bear was walking across Rainbow Bridge ( Old Hwy 40 at Donner Summit) on Saturday when two cars also crossing the bridge scared the bear into jumping over the edge of the bridge.
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Somehow the bear caught the ledge and pulled itself to safety.
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Authorities decided that nothing could be done to help Saturday night so they returned Sunday morning to find the bear sound asleep on the ledge.
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√After securing a net under the bridge the bear was tranquilized, fell into the net, lowered, then woke up and walked out of the net.
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There is, said the original writer, a moral to this story you know:
This old bear made a wrong move and found he was hanging by his nails.
Somehow he was able to pull himself up onto the ledge where he saw he was in a very bad, impossible situation and what did he do? Yep, he took a nap and sure enough the situation took care of itself while he was asleep.
The moral ? ....when confronted with a bad situation sometimes the best solution is to take a nap!
That's a moral with which this ol' Rob-bear certainly agrees!
5 comments:
Ah! that is the answer to the question I just posed. Good for you Ol'Bear and Wendy.xx
Wow what a wonderful story and pictures. I once saw a bear when hiking in the Adirondaks. I was 6 months pregnant and screamed (stupidly), the bear took off. Imagine, a pregnant, screaming, English woman - enough to scare any bear.
Have you seen Larson's monument to the Donner party? It is a large leg between two slices of bread all in concrete on a nice pillar.
Natsy: Read your Chooseday note. Still think a Bear-nap is a good thing. It might keep you from becoming un-bear-able.
Joanne: Please don't scare the bears. We're actually pretty shy creatures. P.S.: This bear does not scare that easily; would rather give you a hug after a cuppa and a nice visit.
Blog Fodder: Larson's monument? Is he buried up there?
I love happy endings :) and as for the moral of this story I'm thinking I may have a little bear in me yet...hmmm.
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