We drove Hell's Backbone Trail yesterday - finally after 20+ years completed a journey begun quite a while ago and aborted due to slushy, muddy roads in July that had us sliding towards the edge! Much wonderful scenery and places to stop and relax, including the Blue Spruce campground. But the highlight of the trip was spotting the above cinnamon bear!
Although only traveling about 25mph, trying to stop quickly on a gravel road while reaching for my camera and keeping and eye on the bear taxed my multi-tasking capabilities! The shot above was the only head shot he/she allowed - the others were of the butt, ears and feet.
The bear looks small in the photo's but we both approximated his weight around 200lbs. Very cute and an incredible treat for our trip!
Look at his cool paw pad in the picture on the right! And in both pictures his ears are back focused on listening to us!
The ears - love them. He looked cuddly but not, I'm sure.
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