I've seen these on several hikes, and like the feel of the smooth, cool trunk and branches.
Seen on the road to Laurel Lakes.
This was my first observation of this kind of insect. The second was in Grant park and can be seen in an observation by vaudesir.
There were lots of these on the fence, and they did not seem bothered by us taking their picture. They would fly in a short burst, but mostly remained walking on the fence.
I kept my distance as I took this shot.
Boldly perched about 6 feet up in a tree in our campsite, and had plenty to say. Wah! Wah! Wah!
Saw this along the trail the day I was taught how to use the macro feature on my camera.
