Kyler Klix: My first time seeing a bear in the wild

It was an early morning last May when I went to hike at Davis Creek in Washoe Valley. I hiked along the Ophir Trail, and my goal was to reach Price Lake, about 4.9 miles and 2,600 feet higher from where I’d leave my car. This hike goes up in elevation fast. I was moving very quickly and almost 3 miles into the hike, I came across a black bear. It was about 8:40 a.m.