In Kananaskis Country west of Calgary, a large section of the highway is closed to traffic from December to June to minimize disturbance to wildlife. It is a beautiful stretch of road, so it is wonderful to go therefor a bike ride before it opens to vehicles. Naturally I can't carry my big lens with me on the bike, so I stuff a little point & shoot in my jersey pocket just in case I see something. As I was cruising down from the pass in June 2009, I noticed a large group of cyclists all stopped and looking at something. Sure enough, it was a gorgeous grizzly bear, munching on dandelions right on the side of the road. I gathered up my courage, got into position, and tried to hold the camera as steadily as I could (which was quite a trick, given how nervous I was). I continued to straddle my bike in case I needed to take off in a hurry. I was able to get this shot before the bear got fed up with the attention and ambled back into the woods. It remains my best grizzly photo to date, even though the quality is nowhere near what an SLR can deliver.

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