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JASON AND THE GRIZZLY Silvertip, the old grizzly bear, discouraged

with human encroachment of his habitat in the Canadian Rockies,

responds to a genetic map in travel to his ancestral home in

Colorado. Jason Atwater, retired business executive recovering from a

disappointing life in eastern society, becomes inspired to repay a

debt to the land in Colorado, the state of his childhood. Jason will

reinvest his wealth using the mechanism of conservation easements in

returning unprofitable ranchland and forest to its natural state. The

grizzly discovers the nearby Flat Tops Wilderness to be a welcome

habitat for coexistence with human neighbors respectful of the

spiritual value of the wild land. And there is Chipeta, the beautiful

descendant of Mountain Utes who begins to recover from personal grief

in the natural setting of the managed Habitat where Jason and

Silvertip are destined to meet. In this project to live in harmony

with the mountain land, Jason experiences an extraordinary bond with

the grizzly, and discovers a responsive and abiding personal love

with Chipeta.

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