A bear charged a group of cruise ship crewmembers while hiking the Skyline Trail Wednesday morning. One of the hikers sustained minor injuries.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Carl Koch interviewed the crewmembers shortly after the incident. He said the hikers were in pairs about 30 feet from each other about a quarter mile past the 2,000 feet elevation sign. The first pair rounded a bend in the trail and surprised a sow…