I hear ya. (Helen is a weekend go-to for us, BTW.). I’m originally from Mountain Maryland, and those Appalachian black bears are everywhere. One of our neighbors told my mom a few years back that she opened her porch door to drop a bag of trash in her can, and a pooh bear was in it up to it’s hips, foraging. They’re showing up on playgrounds, in swimming pools, everywhere. Our local paper publishes a weekly bear report now. They were scarce for decades, but came back to reclaim their natural territory. We had a 400 pounder taken out by a truck last year.
We’re just a few miles north of Helen. Was born in Atlanta and we lived out near Six Flags but I kinda halfway grew up here-my mother was born on a farm north of Young Harris and we were up here like every other weekend and I spent most of every summer on the farm. Most all the towns around here were just barely wide spots in the road back in the 60’s and 70’s but not any more!
I guess Miami was once much the same but now? Check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frc_mzXzaoc&list=TLPQMjgwNjIwMjFCMdx3w4cqJQ&index=13
It’s a bit long but a fascinating view from the rear tug boat guiding a ship thru downtown Miami at night.
I just hope all that new construction is better built than that 45 year old condo...