Bears usually try to get away from people to avoid direct confrontation... most of the time they will attack only if they get scared or have to protect their babies.

I got so close to the bears because they couldn’t see me in tall bushes or smell me (there was no wind). So on my way back I made some noise to let them know where I was... hoping that they would choose to walk away :) It would be much worse if I was super quiet and we accidentally met them face to face on the path. Then I would probably be in more trouble