Young marmot curious about the photographers
A fun encounter with this high country resident for #MarmotMonday. My friend and I were hiking along an abandoned road, looking for pika when this bigger neighbor of those little…
High altitude fox on the rocks
Happy #FoxFriday, everyone! ? Going back to one year and one month ago and a surprise encounter with a fox at 12,000 feet. As I traveled North America’s highest, continuous…
Great horned owl launches overhead
This one took me by surprise! Early last month I had spotted a great horned owl and soon after, a second one in the same location. I was not initially…
Mountain goat surveys its rugged, rocky domain
These high-altitude residents live in some pretty tough conditions. While on this summer morning it was a relatively warm (by that altitude’s standards) 35 degrees, it is only like that…
Playing peek-a-boo with Bullwinkle
I’m not sure if the big boy was playing a game with me or thinking those little trees would camouflage him from my view. I happened across this fellow and…
American pika soaking in the high-altitude view
The views from 14,000 feet are pretty astounding and for a brief instant, this little guy seemed to stop from its work and soak it all in. It, of course,…