On May 2nd we went back up to our cabin which is in the heart of Grizzly country just southwest of the continual divide and the Idaho Montana border. We hadn’t been there for about a week while we did some business in Idaho Falls. To my shock there was this good sized hole in the snow under our deck. After a couple of quick snapshots I went back to the truck and returned for a close inspection without my camera but with bear spray.
What had happen there? Well I am not sure. It is melting time and tracks were a mess. There were bear and wolf tracks around but that is common. The tracks at the hole were melted out but I didn’t see any little tracks like cubs. A few weeks ago I had noticed a small hole in the snow next to the post on your left. I didn’t pay much attention since it happens that marmots and squirrels sometime den under decks. But thinking back it could have been a breathing hole kept open by the warm breath below. As you can see from the size of the hole this was no marmot. What ever it was I hope it has a great spring, summer and fall. It is even welcome back next winter since I will be spending my time between Arizona, Gardiner and Texas.
