On today’s hike, I forgot my phone. Therefore, all images here are stock photos. Each of them was triggered by actual things I saw on the trail today, but none of the photos are mine. So sue me.
First up is a raptor that screamed at me walking by. Since red-tailed hawks are much better-mannered than that, I’m guessing this was a screaming eagle.
Next up were a pair of border collies being walked by a single hooman.
And a pair of female horseback riders I’d seen before on this trail.
Last but not least, one very large horned owl, blinking and swivel-necked, looking sternly perturbed from their perch in a cottonwood.
I also saw a few mountain bikers, but we don’t need to encourage them with any stock photos. Just imagine some spandex-clad fitness-freak shouting “On your left!” from 3′ behind you as they zoom past and you’ll get the picture.
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Extra credit if you can name the trail using only my descriptions along with these stock photos. If the suspense is killing you, click the link, here.
Yer welcome.