The couple were initially nervous, Martinez said. “But then we realized they were passing through. They stay away from us.” The bears avoid humans, he said, and will turn around if they spot anyone, so they give the animals space and watch them from inside the house or via cameras.

“I just happened to be home by chance. I ran home to grab something and while I was eating my lunch I heard a noise,” Martinez said. One of the cubs had tried to walk through a closed glass door.

Martinez said that he enjoys the bear visits and that the couple takes precautions, like not leaving trash outside and disposing of garbage away from the home.

“This is their land,” Martinez said. “They are used to coming through here. We have healthy boundaries with them. If they’re outside we stay inside. We let them do their thing, we admire them.

“They are welcome here – they can come take a dip whenever.”

Rad people.