Grand Teton National, Arrival May 5, 2025

 We arrived at Grand Teton N.P. on May 15. For several weeks there has been a lot of buzz on social media about bear 1063 and her cubs. For those who are not familiar with bear 1063, she is a daughter of bear 793, also known as "Blondie" by bear watchers.

As Cheryl posted on Face Book..."Bear 1063, aka Bonita, had triplets last year. They all made it through the winter and were doing very well and been seen a lot. Since last week Bonita was always seen without her yearling cubs. (Grizzlies always keep their cubs until they're at least 2 1/2). Rangers were able to find the bodies of 2, and it appears they were killed by a boar (male) grizzly. They are known to do that to bring the females back into heat so they can breed them. Everyone has been heartbroken and assumed the third cub was gone also. Well, today she found her third cub!!!!"

You can imagine our delight to have arrived in the park on the very day that 1063 was spotted, and not only did we get to see them, but we also had a chance to take a few photos...

Three days later we found 1063 and her cub in the same general area. She was often looking over her shoulder. Cheryl felt that she was likely watching for the boar that killed her other cubs. I opined that she might be looking for the missing cubs. We will never know what she was thinking...

Four days later we spotted them again. This time the photo opportunities were not so good. All in a day's work trying to photograph grizzlies...

We have time to photograph 1063 and the other bears that live in Grand Teton N.P. before heading up to Yellowstone.

Thanks for visiting, be well, and come back soon.