People would pull off the road to Clingman's Dome to feed and approach the panhandling black bears. Rangers would get frowns and complaints from those visitors when we drove by. It was SOP to stop and tell people to leave the bears alone if we observed them feeding bears. The bears always saw us (and probably knew our distinctive hats from a mile off) and fled. Their departure upset the people who could be seriously injured but were instead thrusting their small children towards bears in order to take their photos together. It's my theory that Disneyland is the perfect vacation destination for people like that. [sigh]

SRS