Authorities closed the hiking trails in the Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area in Burlington, Connecticut, after a female hiker had a dangerous encounter with two curious black bears on Friday.

This female hiker should have slowly backed away instead of sticking around to film the animals.

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Tim Konrad, founder of Unofficial Networks, is a passionate skier with over 20 years in the ski industry. Starting the blog in 2006 from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, he grew it into one of the world’s...