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IF YOU EVER

If you ever, ever, ever meet a grizzly bear,

You must never, never, never,

Ask him where he is going,

Or what he is doing,

For if you ever, ever, ever, dare,

To stop a grizzly bear,

You will never, never, never,

Meet another grizzly bear. Anon

But we did not! In fact we saw tracks in the snow this week of the black bear. As the saying goes "small toe back means black".

We visited various places to look at tracks in the snow this week. On some occasions the sun shone and it felt nice and warm on your face. I sometimes just take a moment, close my eyes and feel the warmth and listen to the sounds of the mountains and the forests. In fact if you are feeling a little down then this is the perfect rejuvenation for mind, body and soul.

Anyway back to the blog!

So we went out on a search, the usual culprits were out and about, squirrels, white-tail deer, moose, mice and mule deer and then we found the bear tracks so that was a bonus for the trip out. Squirrels, if you didn't already know, are quite photogenic, in fact some, as you will see from our picture galleries and Facebook page @hintontrail that they can sometime go out of their way to have a picture taken.

We saw many birds this week, juvenile Bald Eagles, American Robbins, Dark-Eyed Junco's, American Kestrel, Northern Harriers, Blue Jays, Canada Geese, Mallards and Golden-eye's just to name but a few.

Also on the list of see's Elk, Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer, Coyote's and a few other surprises.

So it's time my friends to start thinking about equipping yourselves correctly for the outdoors and start thinking about wildlife safety, carry bear spray, whistles and bells and always tell someone where you are going.

Be Safe and have a great day!

From all of us at Hinton Trek & Trail