Bear siting!

[chadh2o]

It was midnight, we were sitting down by the Animas river. Still can't believe. The bear even looked our way then continued down the path. We watched for 100-200 feet.

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[TerryMiller]

We vacationed in Pagosa Springs in our camper back in 2009 for two weeks. There is so much to see in that area of Colorado, including Mesa Verde over by Cortez. Nice camping in Molas Lake Campground just south of Silverton. Of course, there is the Durango/Silverton steam train as well.

View at Molas Lake Campground

 

[mr ed]

Black?

Cool in any case.

While the species is Black, all the ones I ever saw were Blondish, Brown or Cinnamon.

 

[dlbleak]

It was midnight, we were sitting down by the Animas river. Still can't believe. The bear even looked our way then continued down the path. We watched for 100-200 feet.

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That's where all the locals hang out and moon the train when it comes in! On a good note, the 'scenery' was pretty good last time.

 

[TerryMiller]

That's where all the locals hang out and moon the train when it comes in! On a good note, the 'scenery' was pretty good last time.

I either missed that action, or I was too busy looking at the real scenery and taking pictures of that.

 

[Cohiba]

I have a ton of relatives in the Cortzez, Durango, Telluride.....triangle.

Back in the late 1980's or early 90's when I lived up in the 4 Corners area I would fish the Dolores River a few miles East of the town of Dolores on one of my cousin's farms. I noticed a few scat drops and bear tracks around his farm...this was in the Spring and Summer months. When I'd be in Cortez, I'd swing by a grocery store(I think before Walmart or the Supercenter)....Central Market? Anyways...a real grocery store and get the outdated produce. Peaches, apples, watermelon, and cantelope, and bust it/cut it up around the area where the bear tracks were.

As the summer progressed I got to see the little(looked like a brown bear) bear as I'd fish the Dolores River.

 

[chadh2o]

Lots of bears in Durango this year. My parents lease a house for 6 weeks every year at Vallecito Lake. Dad has had 3 cams out this year. Every night around 4am there was a bear on cam. There is a sow and two cubs and a big boar that comes around. They had to euthanize two on the other side of the lake a couple weeks ago.
Ouray is beautiful! Had to talk my wife into making the drive up from Durango. She loved Box Canyon.
https://durangoherald.com/articles/171808

Found Box Canyon. North of Ouray. May venture that way in the next couple of days. Staying in Ridgeway for tonight and tomorrow night. 52* at 8:30 pm ahhhhhhh.

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[Poke78]

Found Box Canyon. North of Ouray. May venture that way in the next couple of days. Staying in Ridgeway for tonight and tomorrow night. 52* at 8:30 pm ahhhhhhh.

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Ahhhhhh, indeed - the exact reason the CO & NM mountains call out to Okies and Texans this time of year. I'm envious as that's a part of CO I have yet to visit.

 

[Cohiba]

One of my favorite websites. Give it a few seconds to load....I know I'm a dork, but I like to watch their 4th of July parade when I can.

https://www.telluride.com/webcam

 

[dennishoddy]

One of my favorite websites. Give it a few seconds to load....I know I'm a dork, but I like to watch their 4th of July parade when I can.

https://www.telluride.com/webcam

That was pretty cool. We have friends in Farmington NM that hit the jeep trails there. Next time they go there I'll have them find the camera and pose for us.