I did a hike in SW Colorado, and we were hiking up a gravel road to an abandoned town where we were going to spend the night before tackling a couple of 13ers the next day. As we are midway through hiking up the gravel road, a 4x4 or two past us, and the first one said, "Did you see that bear?! Biggest bear I have ever seen!"

I/we had not seen a bear.

Please keep us updated. Seems like a pretty serious issue where you are.

-John