| 685 | Some of the Wildlife We Met, 2012 |
2012-08-03 |
Pine Marten near String Lake
One of the most popular activities in the National Parks is wildlife viewing. While we rarely sit and watch wildlife, we often encounter various animals in our camps and on our daily hikes. Each meeting is special to us and we try to photograph the moment, but often times we do not have our cameras, or just plain forget to take pictures.
This summer, we did better than normal. We actually managed to take pictures of the elusive pine marten, a couple of bears, moose, and many more. So here is the summer through the wildlife we saw ...
noisy Chickory Squirrel near String Lake
Chipmunk on Angels Landing
Pika, high in the mountains
Gold Mantled Ground Squirrel at Olive Ridge Campground - cute little beggars - please do not feed them
At Estes Park Campground - the Wyoming Ground Squirrel looks like a large prairie dog
At Dornans in Moose, Wy, the Unita Ground Squirrel looks like the Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Bunny photographed at Capitol Reef
Snowshoe Hare on Mount Meeker, too bad the picture does not show his huge feet
Marmots on Mount Chiquita
Mule Deer near East Portal (RMNP)
Big Horn Sheep near the Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park (trail to Ida)
Herd of Elk in a High Meadow behind Peak 12,150
Black Bear leaving Jenny Lake Campground
Moose Grazing in Rocky Mountain National Park above Ouzel Lake
Uninterested Grizzly near the Amphitheater/Garnet Canyon Trail in the Tetons
Hiker-Erectus, yes, Be Careful, It Looks Dangerous! Ha!
Happy, wildlife trails