Crowd tests their luck getting close to wild bear for pictures and video at Mount Rainer

The willingness of people to walk up to animals in the wild will never cease to amaze. The lack of awareness of the dangers of doing so is astounding. Last week, a crowd at Mount Rainier National Park tested their luck by getting insanely close to a wild black bear. For what, you might ask? For pictures and videos, of course. The bear is doing bear things on the side of the path, you know, looking for something to eat, while tourists gather just a few feet away for the must-have shots of the wil