I went to the Cohutta Wilderness in N. Georgia and hiked down to Jacks Falls earlier this week. (I found a shortcut that cut off 1.5 miles of the Beech Bottom Trail to the Falls PM me for details if interested) I proceeded another 1.5 miles to the river crossing to get out of the off limit camping area and set up my camp. I then went back to the Falls until night time when I came back and went to sleep.
On my way back to the Falls in the morning at about 10am I saw a black bear about .25 miles from the Falls. It darted around the corner and up the hill into the brush immediately after I saw it and it saw me from about 150 feet away. It was probably about 5 feet tall standing on its hind legs.
I've been hiking this area for a year and a half probably over 20 days and 10 nights. It was exciting to finally see one of these creatures in the wild. I wish I had the opportunity to watch it longer.
Side Note: I also had my first park ranger siting in Cohutta the day before! His name was Mark.
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