while i was painting campo de fiori restaurant in late fall the bears come down from the mountain to find any food they can find before the hibernate for winter.these were staying in the trees in the hyman mall in aspen,they will stay up there all day until it starts to get dark or no people are around to come down. they are majestic to look at though sad they often get tagged (red tags attached to their ears) when they are spending to much time in home owners garbage cans or dumpsters. one night when i was painting at campo de fiori elizabeth (my friend and owner ) called me and said " i cant come to pick you up until the bear outside my house leaves" i called her back to tell her" their is also a bear outside the restaurant so be careful" their eyes are so soulful, it was making its way through the courtyard (knowing the route) to find food. i dont recall that many bears in aspen when i lived there....though i did have one come into the house when i was living at the bob child ranch in 1996, but that is another story.
