Steve Lautenbach/AP Photo
Recently, Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns asked if bears were still hibernating. This photo provided by caretaker Steve Lautenbach taken on April 13 should answer her question. It shows two bears on the snow covered Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National Park, near Babb, Mont. Lautenbach had the company of the two bears after more than six months of solitude. There aren't many signs of life around Many Glacier Hotel in the winter, so when Lautenbach came close to mama and baby bear, it was an adrenalian rush, and maybe a little bit unsettling.

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