Bear, Bryan's Back and We're Off again tomorrow

We are seeing only big Boar Grizzly and Black Bear this year.  Not one sow or cub, yearling or teenager.  Bryan's theory is that the Big Boars follow the big Runs of Salmon.  This year the lake here had a big run of Sockeye (over 7,000).  The sows know to stay away or face the conflict.  This is quite a contrast to 2010.  On one evening in late Sept. we counted 21 different groups of sows and cubs.  

 This big Boar Grizzly appeared just a dark.  It has a cinnamon cross bun look.

Alone Vikki reads her Kindle and has pizza warmed up on the top of the working canner.
Late that night she heard loud branches breaking and listened to this noise for about an hour about 70 feet from the cabin.  She finally could see the big Grizzly silhouetted against the lake.  Finally it strolled off and she feel asleep again.
 

 Bryan came back around 4 pm.  While Vikki was waiting on the dock her noticed that the Moose antlers and skull were gone from beside the dock.  Bryan had submerged them there in 3.5 feet of water thinking they'd be safe til he got back and could finish cleaning out the skull.  She told Bryan "that Griz last night stole the antlers and the remains must be over there in the trees."  Bryan went over and found them.  The Grizzly had done a great job of cleaning out the brains, eating off the nose, but the rest was okay.

 We are all heading down to make trail early tomorrow.  Be back late Friday night.  We can't stay too long away because the two little freezers wouldn't stay frozen.