JB's Adventure Blog: Chasing bear on bike?????

Hello freinds.
I have had the good fortune to buy groceries, drop off mail, even deliver lunch with the help of my friend the bicycle but today’s adventure was totally weird.

So I am in the basement of our new house getting ready to ride to the hardware store with Erin. She comes running down the outside steps of our basement with a really distressed look on her face there is something going on next door! "There are cops every where and a reporter running around with a camera chasing some one." I ran upstairs with my new top fuel in hand I care fully look around the bend to check for danger and hop on my bike heading towards the disturbance. I asked the neighbor what’s going on and he said a bear is on the loose! A bear I said? As soon as I said that the rounded shaped shadow of a large black bear burst in to sight. Whoa! The bear was lumbering across the street into the next back yard. His one front leg elevated from injury slowed the stealthy creature down to a labored running pace.

Not a normal sight in Harrisonburg for sure. The bear must have been awakened by the mid January Indian summer and came in town to do some shopping at the mall when he the wrong turn into our very residential neighbor hood. Erin and I felt bad for the poor creature. It was be chased around by no less the 6 police a reporter a couple of curious neighbors with cameras and now me on my bike. I kept my distance knowing the bear didn't need to be bothered any more at this point.

Just as I though I had lost track of which back yard he was in he sprinted across the street away from the block the cops where on I followed the bear as he some how jumped over fences bushes and any other obstacles that stood in his way. I could just see glimpses of him as he built up speed heading between housing behind the 900 block of south dogwood st.

I waved to the cop car now heading my direction. The bear stopped in the back yard of 909. I waived the location of the scared animal to the authorities. The forest ranger was in close pursuit and was walking our way with and officer that had a long-range rifle with a scope on in.

With the Bear staying put in the back yard the police range the doorbell. I could hear the bear tearing into or banging on the basement window of the side of the house. The lady who answered had no clue what was going on but she had to be pretty surprised at what the office had to say.

I was starting to get cold so I caught up with Erin and we split. I didn't care to see them shoot the poor critter, I hope they tranquilized it and took him to get fixed up.

Good luck Mr., Back yard Bear.
Blogging out, have an adventurous day: Jeremiah

posted by Jeremiah Bishop # 4:08 PM

Chasing bear on bike?????

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