I've backpacked in Glacier National Park (nearby, as far as Montana calculates distances) and for one trip we had to do a substantial detour because bears had been seen on the trail.
Talked with some park rangers later in the hike. They said "a few miles down the trail you will see a place where a bear has been bedding down next to the trail". Since no one had seen the bear, the trail wasn't closed ... but its bed was about 5 feet from the trial. Later on, walked through a birch forest where bears had clawed at trees for food in early spring. Gouges from claws were about 12' up the trees ... bears had been standing on snow, I hope.
