“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.” -John Muir

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Smaller wildlife

This little chipmunk scurried around our shoes and bag when we took a water break on the ascent up to Amphitheater Lake. Chipmunks are "chiselers" in Jackson speak and quiet common.
We stopped in our tracks while going up to Signal Mountain two weeks ago. This insect was about as big as a fist. Locals call this a Mormon cricket but it's actually a larger katydid.

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