Volunteers and some residents who live near Chilkoot River are calling on law enforcement officials to start ticketing bear-viewers and motorists who disregard the area’s rules.
State lawmen responsible for the area, however, are resisting that approach.
Bob Deck, a state campground host at Chilkoot, said traffic jams caused by bear-viewers, or “bear jams,” have been commonplace along the one-mile stretch of riverside road since August and peaked Sunday, Aug. 15, when Canadian visitation jumped…
