Yellowstone National Park. This dude was clopping down the road. Bison commonly cause traffic jams in YNP. It’s worth it the first few times, but if you’re there a whole summer, you’ll know what I mean by “boring”. 😛 The proud guys think they own the roads. And everything else.
Canyonlands National Park. This cute critter was skittering about, so I caught it. There’s not much to say about it, except that there’s not much to say about it. (This lizard is a Western Fence Lizard. They can grow to be eight inches long. There are 11 species of lizards at Canyonlands, including the northern…
Yellowstone National Park. This cute little guy was right on the side of the road. Unfortunately we were on the opposite side, so I zoomed in to the max to snag this shot. We were also driving slowly down the road, so maybe that’s why the picture is so blurry. (Okay, I’ll quit making excuses….
National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. These guys weren’t exactly cute, and they also weren’t the type of bighorn sheep we were used to seeing. I actually thought they were Dall’s sheep at first, haha. 😏 But when we went home, I looked in a field guide and discovered that no, they weren’t Dall’s sheep….
Seaside, Oregon. My family and I were surprised to see elk right on a beach in Oregon. It’s always neat seeing the same animals in different places! (Our wimpy truck got stuck in the sand multiple times in one day. And, humiliating as it was, we got pulled out twice by the same people! But…
Paicines, California. This scrub jay showed up almost every morning at our site at San Benito Thousand Trails. Often, right before school (my sister and I are homeschooled, thanks to my mom) I would pull out my camera and look around for anything that might be near our site (see Deer Fawn, Critter Sightings and…
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Obviously. This cute little guy watched us for a while, and we sure watched him. It was so neat to see this new species! What’s your favorite type of squirrel? There are over two hundred different types, so choose well!
LOL. That’s a big dude. Do they cause a lot of traffic?
They do. Seriously a lot. It’s kind of annoying after a while cause you start to get your hopes up about bear jams. 🙄😐😂