Respect

5.05 miles, 1,130 feet elevation gain, 10 bears

“Always respect Mother Nature, especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.”
― James Rollins, Ice Hunt

Saw it out of the corner of my eye.

Backed away to take in the whole tree.  See the bear?  While walking up, nobody spotted it.  Pays to look up ahead, and up.  We're in bear country.

With Mother's Day upcoming, the book on the bottom right caught my eye.  These little library "kiosks" are in many Asheville neighborhoods.