TBF, those are black bears. Black bears are pussies.

Given her life and depression issues, she was probably hoping they’d maul her.

This photo was taken at a time when national parks were treated like amusement parks. People literally fed bears out of their car windows, and the animals were practically domesticated by this. Yes, they could still do some damage if they were angry, but they got so fat and lazy off of all the food and trash being handed out that they had no reason to be aggressive.

This is my exact aesthetic. Is there a higher res version? I need this as my desktop bg

Not pictured: the absolute fuck ton of opiates she was on at the time.