Authorities responded to four reports of bears in homes or yards west of Boulder on Tuesday night, including one in which a bear walked into a house in Sunshine Canyon.
The Daily Camera reported the bear entered the home through an open door, according to Bruce Rice, the homeowner at 373 Seven Hills Drive, about 1 1/2 miles up the canyon. Rice was watching a Colorado Rockies game and didn’t know the bear was in his home until his neighbor saw the animal and called police.
The neighbor, Peter Schindler, also yelled to warn Rice. The bear was snacking on fruit in the kitchen. The men made loud noises, and the bear fled and ran up a nearby tree.
In other bear news:
• A bear ripped apart Pepsi and Dr Pepper boxes at the Dusty Boot in Beaver Creek on Monday night, drinking about 25 pounds of Pepsi syrup, according to Glenwood Springs Independent newspaper.
• On Tuesday, a bear briefly entered the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. Wildlife officers gave chase, and the bear eventually went up a tree east of the Glenwood Adventure Park gondola and was tranquilized.
