The wild life in the park clearly knows that it is protected. Sheep and antelope, mule deer and prairie chickens all go about their business with an air of impunity.
Hey Katharine, these little guys are for you... Remember we were talking on the phone while I took this picture. "Oh, oh, Katharine, there are prairie dogs and they're soooo cuuuuuuuuuuute!" Yeah, well, not so beloved if you're a rancher and yr cattle step in one of their holes. Also, turns out to be a prime place for rattlesnakes! I won't tell you that I heard recently of 30 rattlers being killed near a prairie dog town a few days ago.
The pinks and yellows are startling.
After a while, I realized that the colors and forms were somewhat familiar because of their resemblance to the cliffs at Gay Head, on Martha's Vineyard, of all places.
Drama and more drama...
And then the moon rose in front of us just as our detour came to an end!
