# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6m7LJALTGk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21019839-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/5e91159ada.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-05-06T01:14:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

It never hurts to “paws” and reflect on the day and what you hope tomorrow brings. (Or where you put that half-eaten salmon you were saving for dinner.)

What’s this bear thinking? Perhaps it’s contemplating the complexities of modern life, or maybe the best way to catch a fish. (Apparently, it can’t find the first one.) Maybe they're wondering if they left the oven on. More importantly, “What is an oven?” Maybe we’re way off (never!) and it’s just enjoying the view? Adult brown bears actually lead fairly solitary lives and can entertain themselves. You should check out their diss tracks.

As extroverted introverts, these bears don’t mind socializing when there is abundant food or a good party. But they also savor the quiet, especially on Sundays, when they can start thinking about next week’s meetings that could’ve been emails.

Image: “If I hibernate for six months, does that mean I'm technically time-traveling into the future?” Brown bear sits on the water's edge of Lake Clark National Park & Preserve’s Silver Salmon Creek contemplating the meaning of it all. Or what’s for dinner? We don’t know. We post on social media. Alaskan Bear therapist is way above our pay grade. NPS photo/Buck Mangipine⁣

#sundayfunday #weekendover #bears #alaska #lakeclarknationalpark #nationalparks

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

alaska, bears, sundayfunday, nationalparks, weekendover, lakeclarknationalpark

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