a bear on the trail!

Ok, we didn't see an actual bear. But I thought it was one for a second. On the way back from our hike in Durango, we were hiking, minding our own business...and there on the trail was....this!

One of the the BIGGEST dogs I've ever seen. As he looked at us, we waited for a human to come walking down the trail after him, but none ever did! Unfortunately, this guy took an interest in Grizzly, who more unfortunately did not take an interest in him.

And despite our best attempts, he spent an hour hiking to the end of the trail with us. We called him "Monster" as we hiked...because he was that big. We looked around the trail head for his owner, but never found anyone to claim him.

Grizzly and his new best friend! (This picture doesn't show near how big he is!!)