@Jackson amen to that!!
@Absarokanaut I couldn’t agree more!!! It is absolutely spectacular country up there, simply breathtaking in every direction. We did see some older grizzly tracks up there around the first bench you come to and then several more after climbing up to the second ridge/bench where those two tarns are. We climbed up above those tarns into a small group of trees and there was grizzly scat and tracks everywhere, but all looked to be a month or more old. I couldn’t even begin to imagine an encounter that close, I would’ve certainly been needing new underwear after that haha. We’ve had several fairly close encounters with grizzlies and a few black bears, but thankfully they’ve all been good. The closest was along the south buffalo fork heading west out of terrace meadows near a great lookout over the rapids we were within 25 yards of a decent size boar digging and eating roots, we came up on top of the hill and was making plenty of noise as we had saw some fresh tracks and boom there he was. He payed us very little attention, just looked up annoyed that we were interrupting his lunch and then moved off about 15 more yards and continued digging, we gave him a wide birth and that was that. We actually camped in the old outfitter camp at the base of terrace mountain in the meadows not realizing at the time that the previous fall was where the guide was killed up there. You definitely have to be on your toes in that wild country, but I think that’s part of what makes it so spectacular.
