Observations by themoose

cool looking barnacle fungi on this dead tree lying across the trail.

two alligator lizards that I think are mating along the river. interesting color differences between genders.

a nice looking wildflower on the john muir trail earlier this year.

toads were coming down the hills through our campsite to go to the river. this shot came out nicely.

hairy velvet ant on the hike out to sisquoc river.

sidewinder on the road on the way up nine mile canyon towards kennedy meadows. there were alot of reptiles on the road because it was dusk and the road was still hot.

treefrog along piru creek.

large rattlesnake that came out from under my backrest. healthy looking snake

baby rattlesnake in our campsite after we returned from getting water. it had alot of energy and was fast. we released it away from camp.

small black scorpion in our "proposed" campsite on the little kern river on the way to kern lakes.

alot of frogs were in the rocks along the tar creek section and there was a high concentration of snakes to even it out.

cool looking spider on the sespe river while hiking to tar creek.

A deer in Yosemite Valley on the way to Yosemite Falls. Less than 20 feet away. It didn't care we were there while it was eating.