![A coyote stands on top of a downed tree, keeping watch in Rocky Mountain National Park. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://live.staticflickr.com/1971/45094107572_d0a18d62f8_o.jpg)
Someone must have been listening to my thoughts. I was driving through Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park this past weekend thinking that of all the times I had been there this season, I had yet to see one coyote. That is unusual as they are oftentimes found in this spot.
No sooner had I completed the thought than what do I see? Not one, not two, but four of them marching along the hillside. They were a good ways away and seemingly on a mission, moving quite quickly.
I managed a few captures of them and while not particularly great quality given the distance and poor light, it was a fun encounter. Here, one of them had hopped up on a large, downed tree and was using the higher vantage point to look around.
![A coyote stands on top of a downed tree, keeping watch in Rocky Mountain National Park. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://live.staticflickr.com/1928/45094106782_c93180431d_o.jpg)