We got there just as the park ranger was putting away his tranquilizer rifle (Noah's favorite part). Then we watched him climb up a ladder to hold the bear in place so it wouldn't fall and get hurt. We were getting ready to leave when someone yelled to get out of the way for the fire trucks. Obviously we had to stay and watch what would happen next.
This is a picture of the bucket (almost fully extended from the truck to reach the tree) full of fire fighters and forest rangers. They attached a harness to the bear (which didn't fit and fell off) and ened up lowering it by its foot to the ground.
Here is a picture of the crowd that gathered to watch. You can just see Ben over the handlebars of the bike in the middle of the picture. Noah and I are right behind the kid in the black t-shirt. And yes that is a camera lady from the local news. It doesn't take much to get on the news around here.
