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Bear Creek is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Rocky Fork Creek. Bear creek is approximately 6 miles long. According to tradition, Bear Creek was named for an incident when a bear entered a pioneer family's cabin near the creek. [2]
Within historic times, pronghorn, gray wolf, red wolf, and brown bear were all found in Missouri, but have since been extirpated. American bison and elk were formerly common, but are currently confined to private farms and parks. Elk can be found in a small restoration zone in three counties in the southeast Ozarks.
This area is mostly forest and also contains savanna, prairie and glades. Facilities/features: Grand Bluffs Scenic Overlook Trail (2 miles) leads users through maple/oak forest, prairie and an old, small orchard where pear trees still bear in the fall to : 218 acres 88 ha: Montgomery
Brooks River Bear Watch LIVE footage from Alaska's Brooks River in Katmai National Park where Brown Bears descend on a mile long stretch of Brooks River to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.
The bear shot in Washington County was outside of hunting season, which is scheduled for Oct. 17-26. If you see a bear, experts say you should slowly back away with your arms in the air.
Grouse Mountain is also the location of a popular hiking trail known as the Grouse Grind. [19] It is a steep trail that climbs 853 m (2800 feet) from the gate and timer near the bottom of the trail to the "Grind Timer" at the top of the trail, a distance of 2.9 km (1.8 mi), with an average grade of 17° (31%) and short sections of up to 30° (58%).
It quickly rises to Grouse Creek Mountain (11,085 ft; 3,379 m) and Dickey Peak (11,141 ft; 3,396 m), and then descends to Double Springs Pass, location of one of just two roads to cross the range. Nearby is an interpretive site explaining the effects of the magnitude 6.9 Borah Peak earthquake that hit the range on October 28, 1983.
This area is made up of several tracts of land, of which several are land-locked. Those accessible to the public include: Nixon Branch Tract and Bear Creek Tract. This area is largely forest. Facilities/features: primitive camping, Watershed Lake (35 acres) 740 acres 300 ha: Clark