Did you say BEAR?

So, last night we went dipnetting at Chinaput (some waterfalls off the shore of Homer). While there we caught 27 salmon. We had a lot of fun dipnetting and snagging (yes, legally snagging salmon). The highlight of my night was when I was dipnetting. I was at the mouth of the falls when all of a sudden I hear dogs freaking out. I just thought they were fighting over a fish or something so I didn't think about it. Then I heard people yelling at me. I just thought they were excited over some fish too. So, again, I kept dipnetting. Then all of a sudden they all yelled in unison.."BEAR". I turned around and the black bear was about 50 feet from me. My heart started racing and I calmly turned around and briskly walked towards safety. While I was walking I kept thinking of what I was supposed to do in case I encounter a bear. My mind went blank. I just knew I wasn't supposed to run or be confrontational. I also never looked back to see if I was being chased or if the bear was gone. I just knew I was a gonner if he went after me and I wanted to go out in style by not freaking. I can pretend I'm brave right? Side note...is gonner a word? It just doesn't look right. :) Anyway, the bear left and we were all safe. I'm happy to be reporting this to you because it means I am alive. Now, looking back on the experience I'm surprised I didn't freak out. I knew I was going to be all right. It sure was an eye opener to me. So, in case we see another bear and things don't quite turn out all right...I love you guys. :)