Hey Bear! Saw this and just thought of you..wish you could have seen the pictures! and maybe sometimes, when people are having strong cravings and bad moments..maybe this moral of this story is not such a bad idea! Have a Happy Day!
This bridge is on the Old Donner Pass Highway. It has a spectacular view of Donner Lake and Donner Pass on Route 80.
A bear was walking across Rainbow Bridge (Old Hwy 40 at Donner Summit, Truckee) on Saturday when two cars also crossing the bridge scared the bear into jumping over the edge of the bridge. (a very tall bridge, with a very rocky bottom underneath!) Somehow the bear caught the ledge and was able to pull itself to safety. Authorities decided that nothing could be done to help Saturday night so they returned Sunday morning to find the bear sound asleep on the ledge.
After securing a net under the bridge , the bear was tranquilized, fell into the net, lowered, then woke up and walked out of the net.
There is a moral to this story you know; this old bear made a wrong move and found he was hanging by his nails. Somehow he was able to pull himself up onto the ledge where he saw he was in a very bad, impossible situation and what did he do? Yep, he took a nap and sure enough the situation took care of itself while he was asleep.
The moral is that when confronted with a bad situation sometimes the best solution is to take a nap. ..
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[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/21/2008
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 36
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 648
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $137.70
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