Day 3 Crazy excitement

I was on the road at 7a.m. and recovered well from yesterdays climbing fest. Cue music for eye of the tiger here... ready for more hills I'm feeling good. It's now 6p.m. Sunday night and I'm sitting at a picnic table in Oquaga State park having just eaten two packs of the best rice noodle soup ever. Thank you, Cece! The camp ground doesn't open till May 15th so I've chosen the nicest spot to set up camp. Not a person in site. I had a roller coaster ride from Monticello to here. 73 miles and by the time I got here my tank was empty.. So about thirty miles into my ride I'm cresting a hill and out of the corner of my eye I spot a not so happy dog, and I think oh shit! I turn to check him out and I can see he's on a chain and I think, thank god. Then the chain breaks from the brute force of this angry beast. Bark bark bark! I, in turn start peddling my ass off. Now I'm thinking oh shit. It take take him 5 seconds to catch up with me. and he is not happy. I shout from the top of my lungs GO HOME! GO HOME! But the 150lb German Shepard is not phased. He starts moving in for the kill getting snappy, and I take my left foot out of the toe clip and kick in his direction a couple of times to stave him off. Now he's barking and mad. GO HOME! GO HOME! I shout. He lets up for a second, and I think I'm off the hook. Then he comes barreling back mad as ever right on my heals and I'm peddling and shouting but he is not letting up. This Dog chased me for 3/4 of a mile before he finally gave up. I about had a heart attack. Wow! About 20 miles later I come across the Cannonville reservoir, a 96 billion gallon drinking water source for New York city residents and I take this great picture. Then I take off again riding around this reservoir and up ahead I spot what appears to be a big black dog climbing underthe guard rail about 60 feet in front of me and I think oh no! Here we go again... But it's not a dog at all. Its a freaking 200lb. black bear! Holy shit, holy shit I'm thinking get the camera, and in the same instant I'm thinking turn around, turn around. What's he gonna do when he see's me? All I could picture was this black bear chasing me down. So I circle around thinking I got get a picture, But, oh my god it's a freaking black bear.Nothing prepairs you for a moment like that. I was in shock.He crossed the street and ran up the ravine thick with pine trees, so I ride by very cautiously watching to make sure he's well out of the way. I am now beside myself. I still got 20 miles to go to get to this campground. I'm tired and emotionally on edge. I finally reach the state park and It's beautiful, and I have it all to myself. I ride through the whole park, pick out the best camp site, and start setting up camp. I can't beleive what happen today.