- What do you do about the bears?
- I talk to them
This was an actual conversation. The answer may not be the most glamorous around but that’s what I found myself saying and it felt to me as very meaningful at the time. It still does.
Tag: Wildlife
Throughout the years I’ve met wildlife many times, as it’d be expected. Some encounters have been very special, be it for the particular animal, the circumstances or the quality of the encounter. Yet it’d be easy for me to pick one up. This is why:
The Alps don’t stand out for the wildness and there are no big mammals to worry about. The goat-like chamois and bouquetin seem the most ubiquitous among the sizeable ones, relatively easy to spot and I never seem to remember which one is each.
Another common trail companion is the shy marmot, bound to be the main character in this comment.
This is the west and the Rockies are the great barrier that defines what’s beyond as the Far West: the Colorado Trail traverses the Front Ranges of the Rockies and then travels along the main divide of North America.
The big mountain ranges usually make a difference as to the climate that can be found on either side. Not so much with the Colorado Rockies: big mountains but too far from the oceans, the Rockies don’t trap the weather; rather, they create their own weather.
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