Bear prints!

We recently went on a short day hike in the area- about 45 minutes away on a trail called Fuller Lake. There were some beautiful views along the way...

Crazy tree!
Here is the first lake we made it to:
But most importantly- on the way, we saw a fresh BEAR PRINT!!! I am holding up  my hand for scale- ENORMOUS!!! Look how wide the paw is!
I think we need to see that one more time.....we also saw bear poop (common thing to see on hikes) and empty berry bushes (also common)- but no bear, thank goodness!!! Good thing Matt carries "bear spray" with him all the time- basically a huge can of mace! I hope we never have to use it- scary!