Ran into a black bear in Banff. He was about 30 foot off the trail and I couldnt walk around him. I had to stay on the trail. He/she did even look up at us when we walked by. It was to busy eating arnica flowers. I have had many very close encounters with black bears and not once did they give a crap about me being near them. One encounter with a grizzly. I found out if you shite your pants that dont like the smell and will stay away