Skyline Drive and bears!

We live about 25 minutes from Shenandoah National Park and the two lane 100 mile road that winds it's way through the park is very nice for biking.  What isn't nice are the long hills.  Early in the morning you might get to see wildlife and relax on the nice low-trafficked road. We had been riding this with a friend of ours who has been into biking for many years. 

The last time we went up there he was riding ahead and saw what looked like a man standing in the road. As he got closer he realized it was a BEAR!  The bear was walking around like a man on two legs.  There were some other bear sightings that day.  The people in cars were very nice to tell us ahead of time.  The black bears of Shenandoah really mind their own business.  Probably because the people do.  Fun Fact:  There has never been a bear attack in the park!

 *We can now say that we have drove, biked, and hiked this park!   Plenty of exploring left to do. 

Our friend Allen enjoying the scenery, before he saw the bear!