Everyone asks what animals I have seen here in the CDT, and although I will give you with photos of wild flowers every publication … Let’s talk about animals.
Glashoppers, really?
Yeah! Walking slowly but surely on ParkView Mountain of RMNP, I found fierce winds! He was walking at an angle of approximately sixty degrees to compensate for his strength and then almost falling when the wind loosen up! I should have seemed drunk! It was not the only creature forcing my way through the wind. The crowds of grasshoppers that flew around me with each step were also incapacitated by their force. They were caught in the wind (40 or 50 mph?) And then hit! Something hits me on the face. Yes, I have several shrews on my face of Grasshopper Projectile! That was not the planned injury when I started in this adventure!
Moose!!
While the locals think that seeing Alce is common, he moved me when a Mom Alce crossed the Colorado River right in front of me. I talked to her and she looked at me, looked at her baby and continued crossing the river, through the path and towards the forest.
And again in the Rocky Mountain National Park, I was about to say my backpack to walk when I looked up and saw a horse entering my camp … But wait, it is not a horse, it is an elice and also has a baby!
Of course, there are so many of my marmotas too friendly that I even found a watching the route to the glacier!
I love love, I love seeing pika gathering herbs and flowers! One had so many flowers that it seemed to go to a wedding!
Yes, I’ve seen a bear. But above all I have seen bear scat and that was closer to the camps. Go.
The land squirrels usually flee from me quickly, but this was happy to see another caravan. The deer also escape, but in several camps they are obviously accustomed to humans. A friend says that sober urine near his store or the deer will keep him awake all night trying to get it.
Several people have asked me if I’m afraid of animals. No. They are not out there to eat, but we must surely be respectful of them. I have also enjoyed some human encounters too, especially because they are much less common on this path. For the Trapper, the winner, the scrap, the Griffin and the 5 Environmental Scientific Women and friends of Boulder, I greet you! It was great to meet you on the way!
I must say again that the world is full of lovely humans. Thanks to the Trail Angels and the people who collected Hitch Hikers and offered us places to stay. Kate and Geoff are among the best! Thank you all!
As I slowly uploaded an steep pass, a very energetic corridor is thrown towards me. Does CDT shout? After saying yes, he shouts «You’re amazing!» As it accelerates. It took me to the top of that pass. Friendly words can do wonders!
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