Bottom line: Not likely. You’re much more likely to encounter goats than bears.
Bears are rarely noticed by hikers in the Enchantment Lakes. There are no reports of grizzly bears (nor polar bears). Black bears are shy unless threatened. Give them space and they’ll generally move away.
Take the usual bear precautions. And do not feed the bears. As the saying goes, “a fed bear is a dead bear.”
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