CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — A crowded fall Saturday on Guanella Pass was interrupted after reports of a suspicious person in the area.
However, Clear Creek County deputies later determined there was no threat to the public after they made contact with the person.
The sheriff's office said it received multiple reports of a man wearing camo and a mask and armed with a high-powered rifle.
Deputies responded and searched the area, later locating the man near Naylor Lake.
The sheriff's office said the man was at the lake to fish and was legally carrying a rifle.
Deputies said they gave the man a courtesy ride back to his vehicle at the trailhead.
The pass is typically packed on the weekends this time of year with crowds seeking out the fall colors.
The sheriff's office thanked those who made the reports, saying, "We appreciate hikers in the area who saw something and said something."
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