Bears and coyotees def spice up my rides, especially the climbs. At night hard to tell exactly whats lurking noisyly in the brush..... nothing like a fooking bear or deer darting in the brush right beside you to spike that adrenaline and trubo kick the legs into overdrive on a steep climb. I do evening and night rides a lot and see lots of stuff in the brush at the side of the road. This year bike traffic is phenomenal and with the car traffic so low all the bears are feeling quite safe just wandering around, thankfully fat and well fed heh.
Last week on a steep descent near a local ski hill I split up a bear and her 2 cubs: one cub was already across and scrambling up a steep slope with its mom but the second was stuck right smack dab in middle of road, circling and panicking, undecided whether to brave crossing the road to join em or turn back. Fun stuff. I stick to road cycling tho, would never try bush trails except in a group.
