The Kaibab squirrel only lives in a 40 square mile area on the north side of Grand Canyon amongst the Ponderosa Pine. Can you see its white fuzzy tail right in the middle of the photo?
There it is, staring at me, up a tree.
And there it goes.
I’ve written more about Kaibab squirrels and their cousin Abert here.
After a delicious and delightful dinner at FabGrandmas this rosy sunset over Transept Canyon bid us goodnight.
Don’t forget to watch the Supermoon, or perigee moon, Saturday night. Because the moon is the nearest to earth for the year it could appear 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012. So go out and howl at the moon. And maybe take a photo or 200.
In the mean time check out skies from around the world at Sky Watch Friday by clicking here.
As much as I love the visitors who come to Grand Canyon there’s something very special about driving Highway 67 into the park and feeling like I own the whole forest.
Even with gates to unlock.
Very little snow remains on the meadows because of the 60F days and the fact that not much snow fell this past winter.
The Forest Service has taken down a lot more trees out of the 2006 Warm Fire burn plus many have fallen in the wind. I really like the skeletal pattern of the standing dead.
Took all these photos early last Friday morning on our way off the Kaibab Plateau and never saw another vehicle for the entire 45 miles to Jacob Lake where we stopped for breakfast. Won’t be like this too much longer because when the gate opens May 15th people come in hordes to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.