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The rock benches at Panorama Point along Rainier's Skyline Trail is a popular place to stop and eat.
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Marmots are often found living among high altitude rocks and meadows. An unknowing tourist comically called this one a beaver, then insisted it must be an otter. We chucked as we told him it was a marmot and he called back, "a varmant?"
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A perfect pose from a lunch-seeking marmot.
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As we finally gasped to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite, we were met by this bird, which I thoroughly believed to be scavenging for passed-out hikers. He (or she) eyed me for quite some time as I attempted to catch my breath.
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This plump Yosemite dweller scouts for dropped trail mix.
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As the snow melts at Mt. Rainier Nat'l Park, this marmot is just beginning to lose his/her winter coat.
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Collecting grasses.
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Frogs like these dotted the shoreline here at Wagonwheel Lake, and were a welcome distraction from the pain in our bodies after climbing 3200 ft in 2.9 miles. Olympic National Park
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Olympic National Park
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So, I think he was talking to me...
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She followed an older deer as she passed through the area several times.
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On the Going to the Sun Road, Glacier National Park.
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The same sheep as the previous picture, after he walked across the road and into a meadow.
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