Glad that all turned out well for you. I have seen quite a few bear in your neck of the woods. Lucky thing for you that it was able to run off. I don't think that I would enjoy dealing with one that would want ..lets just say payback.
Wow, that's a heck of a crash! That's one of my two biggest fears of MCing: hitting a bear. The other one is hitting a moose. That would not be good....