fresh set of tracks found in the snow. witnessed in Teller County, Colorado

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The following was told to me by a close friend, in a most serious manner, I have no reason to doubt him. It was October 1986, near the Cripple Creek water shed. At first light my friend, his father, and his cousin had crested a hill in 2 pickups. There was about 6" of new fallen snow on the ground. On the hillside in front of them (about 200 yards), they noticed a fresh set of tracks, large and easy to distinguish in the new snow. The tracks left a heavy wooded area, went down the hill (open area), looped around and went back up to the forest.(my friend drew a omega type symbol in the air). My friend remembers telling his father," what kind of idiot would be walking around up here and would walk that way around the hillside." His cousin took his binoculars and studied the area for some time looking for elk. He squinted his eyes and leaned forward to concentrate on something he saw. My friend asked him several times what he saw, but got no awnser. He said his cousin turned as white as...