What an American black bear does on a Saturday evening in RMNP...

The elk rut has begun in the Estes Valley, so Andy and I decided to have a picnic in the park.  Unfortunately, it was too hot for the elk and we ended up watching the moon over Deer Mountain.  Just as we were packing up to go, we noticed a line of cars.  We didn't see any sheep around, but when we looked up the hill, we saw a bear!  He/she was being a "good" wild bear -- looking down at the visitors, scratching, investigating for ants under a rotten log, cleaning up the chokecherry bush and making a beeline towards an apple tree.  What a treat!