Can you find the blob squatch in this photo, either its a artifact from the digital camera or truly something large with black hair.

Umm... You mean the guy with the backpack?

Maybe I'm being dense, but I don't see it.

Several dark shadows around the cliffs....

Is it the black thing in the upper left hand corner? It's a little below the corner.

You talking about this? It looks like a bear to me.

David

I don't see a thing...

Here's an enlargement.

It does look like a bear.

It's a shadow. Without a highres scan, that's all I can say. Without another picture of the same place from the same perspective a few moments before or after this picture, I bet that's all we'll ever be able to say about it.

like i said its a blobsquatch and im not hiking 20 miles back in there off trail again to get a comparision shot

Well, if you were a real researcher...

Interesting. Could just be a dark shadowed hole showing through the tree to the sky beyond. The smooth bottom edge though seems somewhat unique in the foliage. I guess the lighter swatch going through the middle could be a branch slightly in the foreground or closer to the camera, but the color looks wrong for that.

Maybe. The bottom edge and the blueish hue would strengthen that possibility for sure. But don't black bears have shiny, almost reflective fur? Could the blueish hue be that in your opinion DDA?

Okay then... Could be a shadow in the shade. Or, sometimes trees have charcoal spots from past fire damage, or lightning strikes. These charcoal patches can really stand out in contrast when all around them is healthy-tree green.

This is my theory.

Theres something there Ill have to go with a bear