Riding in Cades Cove today came down a hill and saw a guy waving at me. I blew by him and then discovered the bear at the bottom of the hill. I was about 15' away at this point. A couple of Park volunteers told me to get off my bike and walk back up the hill. I did, and the bear started to follow at a pace faster than I could walk in my cycling shoes. Luckily, he or she finally bolted into the woods. Later on the rangers had the bear trap on its way. Apparently the bear has been a problem lately.