It could have been much worse, Douglas Harder says.
A bear broke into his Sandpoint, Idaho, home on Wednesday while Harder was out. The bear entered through the sliding door on Harder's second-floor deck and ransacked his condo.
It took two hours to clean up the mess, but Harder is relieved that he wasn't home -- not that time, at least. It was not the first time a bear paid a visit to Harder's condo this year, and it would not be the last.
In the latest visit on Friday, a cub tried to squeeze through the small cat door on Harder's front entrance, making for a fantastic photo opportunity.