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The view from the front deck about 3:15 this afternoon -
The other flare up here today was the 'Cherokee Fire' on the south side of the Denver metro area - just north of Castle Rock. Darren over at ColoradoConservative already has a nice little gallery going, so we'll borrow his bandwidth this evening....
Along with the Denver Post Cherokee package...
Here's the DENVER POST memorial page.
Comments posted at that site have since been removed, but are preserved in a PDF file here.
Papa-Bear, as head of the intertribal Bear Clan, was a spiritual leader to over 3,000 American Indians and through the 'making-of-relatives' ceremony was the grandfather, father and brother to over 150 people in the 'non-indian' Bear Clan.
Many more people around the world knew Papa-Bear as either a Colorado Division of Wildlife Hunter Education instructor, or through his school, the Wilderness Institute of Survival Education ( W.I.S.E. ).
Papa-Bear helped to pass the law requiring hunter education classes in Colorado, and taught over 18,000 students since then. As a cold-weather travel safety and survival instructor, thousands more have learned safe highway and backcountry travel practices. As an active researcher in backcountry search and rescue techniques since the 1950's he helped develop many procedures that are now standard practice in search and rescue.
Papa-Bear passed away at 11:30a.m. Mountain Time at his home near Denver, Colorado.
Instead of flowers Papa-Bear would appreciate donations to:
or volunteer :
Other sites that noted his passing include:
* Colorado Division of Wildlife Press Release.
* OutDoor Central / OutDoor News Network