Hey Smokey, I just gotta say, you are extremely lucky that little fella wasn't accompanied by it's momma!! I hope you carry some kinda weapon or something!! And same thing happened to me about a month and a half ago!!! I was walking up this loggin road comin around a blind corner, and from about 30 ft away I see a light brown muzzle followed by a big black body comin around the corner straight at me. Now, i'm at home in the woods, but I had never come face to face with a bear before, and yeah, i felt some fear since there was nothing between us and nowhere I could go. I immediately shucked my pack and after about two seconds said fuck it and broke the stalemate. I have this bamboo staff with a big spike stickin outta the end, so I slashed the ground in front of me with it and started yellin obscenities at it. That was it. It took off straight up this overgrown embankment in about three strides. I started pickin up rocks and throwin 'em up the hill at it until I couldn't hear it any more. Whew!! Of course, I was on my way up to plant and had some babies in my pack, so I had to continue on up the road, do my business, then come back down past the same spot, keepin my eyes and ears very open!! Haven't seen him ( i assume ) again, but my girl didn't want me to go alone anymore, so now i've got a friend workin with me. Sorry for the novel; just hadda share!! Stay safe Smokey!! Your babies are lookin good!! Watch what they do in the next month!!