Fauna

We saw a lot of animals, who were probably as shocked as we were by the amount of rain.

Nevertheless they were kind enough to stop and pose for me.

These were my favorites (and blurry from the extreme zoom, sorry about that...). Bighorn sheep that are native to this area but rarely seen. We saw a herd (flock? gaggle??) on the slopes above the cliff dwellings.

They were running along on a 75 degree slope like it was nothing! And they blended into the background perfectly. There are 5 on the ridge in this picture, can you see them?


This horny toad was hiding under the bushes by a roaring creek while we were hiking.


And this little guy was right next to our breakfast table. He had a harem around him and was busy trying to keep them in line. We were witness to several aerial dive bombs that were quite impressive. I had never been around that many hummingbirds at one time. They sound like very large low-pitched bees.

It rained straight through from Saturday to Monday afternoon. I've never seen that much continuous rain since I moved to the southwest. The truck actually started to leak, that's how hard and torrential the rain was falling!