parked her vehicle in downtown Juneau

"(Emily) Bell parked her vehicle in downtown Juneau, near the governor's mansion, and noticed an exceptionally large black dog. It wasn't until she exited the car that she realized a black bear was only a few feet away. She said the bear was fortunately far more interested in a hillside of berry bushes growing behind an apartment building than it was in her. It was an important lesson. 'I keep a bear bell on my pack when I go hiking,' said Bell." -- Gary Henry reports on how a former Paris, Illinois resident is coping with a new life in Alaska.