It’s hard to believe we didn’t hear about this when it happened – but at least we can bring you the story now. In April 2021, a young man named Jesse Larios decided to dress up in a massive bear suit and to walk from Los Angeles to San Francisco for charity.
By the time he arrived in San Francisco, he had quite a following, he had walked 482 miles and he had collected money for charity.
Larios first had the idea of donning the suit for a marathon, which he did in 2016. He then got the idea to go even farther, and ended up camping outside in the bear suit and wearing it for the entire walk from LA to SF. By the end of the journey he had collected about $17,000 for charitable causes.