Ooh! We saw bear tracks, and some other hikers we talked with saw a bear, but we didn't. In fact, I have never seen a bear while hiking in Colorado. (I've seen bears while hiking in other states, and I've seen bears in Colorado while I've been in my house or yard.)

We saw deer and elk, including a group of four cow elk frolicking on the far side of the valley we were camped in - really fun to watch, like teenage girls. Moose scat and tracks, but again, other hikers saw the moose, not us. And we heard coyotes howling.