where my sister was hiking

that is a great shot-he /she is resting

I love it!! the picture of relaxation.

awwww, it looks so peaceful there.

Beautiful! Glad she was quiet!

Very cool!

Naps are good for everyone!

What a beautiful photo. Rarely seen I am sure. Thanks for sharing.

I'm VERY offended that your sister took a picture of me while I was trying to sleep. HOW RUDE!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Ha Ha Ha!!! We do look a bit like a bear if we
don't shave!!!

Wow! Is that a grizzly?

He/she was tired!!!

I'm glad it's there and not on my back deck.

Oh my, looks so harmless there too. Those claws!!!!!

Great picture! I don't think I would have been brave enough to stick around to get a picture. Might have woken up and then, watch out!

Thanks for sharing!

oh my, i hope you had a zoom lens on that camera!!

Thank God it was sleep'in :!:

Hope she had a very long lens!! Great shot.

Hope she was using a lens to zoom in and not actually that close! Love it!

Unpredictable WILD black bear! He is not a teddy bear, but a wild bear one should steer clear of on a hike. They climb trees, too. DO. NOT. DISTURB. SLEEPING. BEARS.

Glad she was a quiet hiker and walked away with just a picture. Lucky girl.

yup.....that would be me too....i can sleep anywhere if i am tired.....he-he :-)

S/he's playing possum...

Are we practicing for winter?

When you live in CO, you WISH it were rarely. Not so. Before I moved to WV, I lived about 5 blocks from downtown and was plagued with bears every night. We had to buy bear-proof trash cans, couldn't leave any bird feeders out at night and had to put our barbecuers in also. If you called Wildlife for a problem, that is if you could get them to answer the phone, they would tell you that if the problem stemmed from anything that you had out that lured them in, you would be heavily fined. The containers cost $250 and up. They would break down your fences and tear up your landscaping. One mother bear decided that city living was so convenient, she attempted to make her winter den under a family's porch. This family lived 1 1/2 blocks from the elementary school.

wow!! proves bears like men can sleep anyplace !LOL

thanks for sharing, the bear does need a manicure lol

Think I would of peed my pants if I saw that bear on a hike.!!!!

Looks like Too many fermented apples to me, but???
My sis lived in a canyon above Durango for many years & the bears & the deer & elk used to come in to clean up around her apple tree. She said it was pretty funny watching after they got their fill...

Happy Quilting,
Susan

YIKES!!!

Awww isn't that sweet.........and so big!

Great photo! You would think he could have found a little more comfortable spot for a cat nap! :lol:

I think it is amazing how many people see our bears. I have lived here all my life and never have seen one. Even my daughter has seen one, I think they are avoiding me.

Hope she was using a big zoom lens - or that'd be a bit 'too close for comfort'!!

Great photo but I think it would be the end of my hikes there!

What a beautiful bear. Thanks for sharing with us.

Looks as tho it was taking a nap. What a great shot- photo!

Beautiful Black Bear!
Hope she used a zoom lens. He can be a little grumpy if he doesn't get his nap out.
Don't want to hear of a hiker having a bad meeting with a bear out there.

Awe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't he/she cute? That is an awesome picture can you tell I love black bears?

Looks like me a few years ago. I could sleep ANYWHERE. So sweet looking to be so dangerous.

wow great picture........