Old Ephraim Bear

For a dozen years a three-toed grizzly the size of a nightmare — nearly ten feet standing, better than a thousand pounds — ruled the high country above Logan and helped himself to the sheep. Old Ephraim was too clever for every trap the herder Frank Clark set, until one August night in 1923 he wasn't. Clark won the duel with seven shots and spent the rest of his life regretting it; he never killed another bear. Boy Scouts raised a stone monument, cut to the bear's own towering height, over the grave where he fell.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Jardine Juniper — 5.5 mi
  One of the oldest living trees in the world at over 1,500 years old
• Logan Canyon — 5.6 mi
  A winding National Scenic Byway through limestone cliffs and alpine forest
• Wind Cave Trail — 6.1 mi
  A short hike to a triple-arched limestone cave overlooking the canyon
• Tony Grove Lake — 10 mi
  A glacial alpine lake at 8,100 feet surrounded by wildflower meadows

More markers nearby

• Temple Fork Sawmill — 5.6 mi
• Unknown Pioneers — 14 mi
• USU Old Main — 14 mi
• Logan Community Center — 15 mi