Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Crazy creatures and wee beasties

Since Rich is a veterinarian we are very attuned to the animals we encounter on this journey. Here are some photos of the creatures we have encountered thus far:

Mortimer (our Badger traveling companion from our friends in Madison) in the mouth of a Canada Goose just across the border in Minnesota. Luckily we saved him before the goose got too far away.


Wall Drug (Wall, South Dakota). A break from driving through the plains.





























Montana's version of a zoo.


A herd of big-horned sheep at Logan Pass (Glacier National Park, MT).


Mountain goat and her baby eying us while wondering why we wouldn't move off her favorite path along the mountain (known to us humans as a hiking trail).


Mortimer en route to summit a mountain in Glacier National Park. He's tough.





Dogs beware: there are vicious deer at Waterton National Park, Canada (the Canadian side of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park). See how vicious they look below.





















The deer behind Rich in this picture was on her way over to steal some of our dinner. She was so tame we had to actually shoo her away (not enough vegis in peanut sauce to share).




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2 comments:

  1. Love the pictures and the updates! Your trip already has some great stories and you just got started! :) Keep 'em coming!

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  2. No pictures of the grizzly bear?!? Too scared? You should hear about the time I ran into some Roosevelt Elk....now that's scary.

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