Canada - Big, beautiful and full of bears!

Flicking through Facebook I once saw the quote:

'not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves' - Henry David Thoreou

This little nugget of wisdom seems rather appropriate for all those travelers setting out into the unknown. However when googling the quote I found an alternative a little more appropriate for our time in Canada:

(Photo by pinterest.com)

Thankfully we haven't died, both of us survived 2 weeks in bear country - and yes, we ran into a grizzly bear (literally!) and have been 'blessed' to see Coyotes, Moose and numerous libidinous Elk.