Howard Mah and Lori Arnason had never seen a wild grizzly until Saturday.

And if they ever see one again, they'll be sure to be carrying bear spray the next time.

The Calgary couple had set out for a short hike to Troll Falls in Alberta's Kananaskis Country on July 19 to celebrate their wedding anniversary — one they won't soon forget.

They expected the trail to be busy, as it often is, but were pleasantly surprised, at first, to find they had it pretty much all to themselves.

The solitude suddenly turned scary, however, after Mah sent Arnason ahead on the trail so he could take a photo of her.

"And as I was walking ahead, he said, 'Oh, Lori, no, stop," she recalled.

Mah had spotted a grizzly bear descending through a clearing, just behind his wife, toward the trail.

"And then as th

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