Black Bears Drop by for a Pool Party

Occurred on May 20, 2021 / Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA

: "We rented a house in the mountains in Gatlinburg. We had just come home from visiting Cades Cove to see bears and were on the deck getting ready to swim with our 3 and 7-year-old. I looked over and saw a mama bear and her three Cubs coming down the mountain towards us. We went on the upper deck and the next thing we know, they were swimming in the pool and hot tub. They stayed about 30 minutes playing. After leaving, a male bear came along 20 minutes later and tried to get in the house. We made some great family memories."