I don’t have the book for this hike at the moment, but I made this Hike in July 2002 on my first drive to Denver of the year.
My buddy, the squirrel scared me nearly to death when I was absorbing the atmosphere and he decided that the popcorn in my hand was tasty. He started begging after a couple of minutes. Keep in mind that this squirrel is begging for food 10 miles into the back country. And they say we humans don’t change our environment.
Here’s the pics (Click on the picture to see full size):