As a result, I've been doing most of my outdoors things at twilight when it's a bit cooler. There are not a lot of people out and as an added treat, I've gotten to see a lot of wildlife in the last few days. Deer are common but I've gotten to see fox, badgers and a bear as well. The bear was very cool, he was just chillin' in a grassy meadow, looking perfectly content with everything in the ursine world. Having spent as much time in the outdoors as I have, bears don't really scare me--as least not in Colorado. We have mostly black bear here, whose agenda rarely involves eating errant bikers (mountain lions, that's another story.) I still wouldn't go up to one and pet it on the head but I also don't need a change of underwear if I come across one in the wild.
It's wild to think last summer at this time (check out my archives!) I was nearing the end of my hikes. Time has gone especially fast the last year! Not much else to report here in the present though. Until next time...
