This is the moment a man ran into a grizzly bear right outside his campsite.<br /><br />Nate Luebbe, 36, was camping in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA when he came across the bear outside his tent.<br /><br />Nate and his friend Cody had set up camp near Brookes Falls, a waterfall where bears fish for tuna, to photograph the animals but the pair got more than what they bargained for. <br /><br />A video shows Nate standing just meters away from the grizzly bear, which can be seen walking past, sniffing at the air and spotting him.<br /><br />Nate, of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, said: "I was there to see some bears but not from this up close. <br /><br />"I was camping there on the way to the waterfall when I saw it. It was 50 meters away, right by the campground."<br /><br />Nate had only just left his campsite and was on the way to take his pictures when he ran into the bear right on the path. <br /><br />The pair stopped immediately to not provoke it into an attack. <br /><br />He said: "The bear was an adolescent so it was a bit smaller but Katmai is famous for its big bears.<br /><br />"It was right there. It felt like I could have touched it."<br /><br />Luckily, Nate is an experienced wildlife photographer and was able to keep his cool in front of the beast. <br /><br />He said: "My main goal was to not appear like a threat. I was yielding the trail, letting it know it was the alpha.<br /><br />"I was feeling a mix of fear, cool, collected and nervous, trying not to remember that it's an animal the size of a car with knives on its hands."<br /><br />The bear eventually moved on and the pair was able to continue their trip.<br /><br />Nate said: "Once you confirm it's not a life-threatening situation, it's beautiful to see an animal like that in its habitat."
