Viewers of the Washington State map are rubbing their eyes and looking twice as reports spread that a teddy bear has been sighted in eastern Washington. Not just any bear, but a bear eating chips.
People may conjure up an image of Smokey, Snuggles or some other bear depending on their life experience, psychological makeup or personality-- "It's like a Rorschach inkblot test," said Fred Bentler, creator and copyright owner of the shaded relief map that brings the bear to life, "you see what you want to see-- some might even see a cougar-- but I clearly see a bear eating chips, not Snuggles, not Smokey."
A lazy bear eating chips seems the perfect fit for sunny eastern Washington: the Odessa region is the veritable potato chip bowl of the U.S.
