Cool day for bears

WEATHER: It is fitting that the day after the Music Festival ended, the weather turned gray and cool, offering the first hint of things to come. It is good weather to begin thinking about season passes, which went on sale here today. It is 62 degrees this afternoon and might reach 71. A few minutes ago, it actually felt good to stand close to the pizza ovens at NYP. Low around 44 tonight, following by a couple of cool days with temps just over 70. Good hiking and biking weather, to be sure.

NEWS: More news about problem bears in Aspen today. It may be time to update the bumpersticker to “garbarge doesn’t kill bears, people do.” We’ve got a corps of city bears who feed on unsecured garbage and also seem to know where the Hagen-Daz is kept. They know the calorie-rich ice cream is in the freezer, in the house, behind the easily breakable doors. One Aspen police officer said the bears are just like very large racoons.

NOTES: Other signs of the season change: Friday was the first day of school for grades 8 though 12 at the Aspen School District and the kids in K through 7 arrive Tuesday.