July 2009. Initially it was walking toward us along the trail and showed no fear of us. After a few minutes it passed us in the woods and then I turned on the camera. He decided to come back toward us and this footage was taken. The next day we found out a bear in the area ate a hiker’s sleeping bag and sleeping pad in daylight. … bear encounter appalachian trail white mountains new hampshire hilarious funny boss spammy general madelyn crank backpack backpacking hike hiking hiker gorham …