‘The Bear Was Just Kind of Hanging Out’: Banff Man Captures Shots of Huge Grizzly Relaxing by Highway

A grizzly relaxes by the highway near Banff, Alberta, in May after coming out of hibernation; (Inset) Photographer Tyler Wall and his girlfriend. Courtesy of Tyler Wall

A day trip adventure to a Rocky Mountain glacier last month turned Tyler Wall into something of a seasoned wildlife photographer after it led to an encounter with a huge grizzly bear.

“We did our little tour, and then we were coming home,” Wall told The Epoch Times, speaking of the first getaway he and his girlfriend took to the Columbia Icefield, northwest of Banff.