Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:58 pm
I have been to the Wind Rivers in Wyoming twice and I have seen a grizzly twice. Those suckers are big, and I was glad both times when they lumbered off into the trees.
A few weeks ago I was mountain biking and I heard a loud crack and thought I saw a deer running through the trees. On closer inspection it was actually a bear with a golden brown fur...apparently black bears can have that color. It stopped on the trail behind me and stared at me for a few seconds (I was secretly hoping it would go away) before it decided it didn't like the looks of me and ran off.
I've seen rattlers on approaches to canyons and some other flavor of snakes. Lots of weird lizards and scorpions. I see bambies and thumpers just about every time I hit the trails. I've seen huge herds of elk beneath Timpanogos and came face to face with a momma moose in the Wasatch. I almost crapped my pants in that moment before she turned and lumbered off. Whoever mentioned the grouse before wasn't kidding. Those things are brave as you please if you startle them. They get all puffed up and charge you, flapping their wings and squawking.
I'm sure I'm forgetting others like badger and marmots, but those aren't as memorable.
A few weeks ago I was mountain biking and I heard a loud crack and thought I saw a deer running through the trees. On closer inspection it was actually a bear with a golden brown fur...apparently black bears can have that color. It stopped on the trail behind me and stared at me for a few seconds (I was secretly hoping it would go away) before it decided it didn't like the looks of me and ran off.
I've seen rattlers on approaches to canyons and some other flavor of snakes. Lots of weird lizards and scorpions. I see bambies and thumpers just about every time I hit the trails. I've seen huge herds of elk beneath Timpanogos and came face to face with a momma moose in the Wasatch. I almost crapped my pants in that moment before she turned and lumbered off. Whoever mentioned the grouse before wasn't kidding. Those things are brave as you please if you startle them. They get all puffed up and charge you, flapping their wings and squawking.
I'm sure I'm forgetting others like badger and marmots, but those aren't as memorable.