Above, the best shot I could get of the critter who tried to gatecrash the Mojave National Preserve’s 15th Birthday Party today at the Kelso Depot. The middle of the tracks was as close as he was willing to get to the couple hundred people at the Depot, despite the existence of hot dogs and cake.
The Raven was rapt. I’m a little surprised he didn’t come home with us.
The party also served as the christening of the Mojave National Preserve Conservancy, a “friends of the park” group about which there will be more here shortly.
That is TOO cool! Looks downtrodden, like the poor thing wonders how so many people can have so much food without any of it being offered to a poor canine.
I learned the camera lesson the hard way as well and kicked myself for it after a roadside coyote encounter which nearly sent my mother through the windshield when I slammed on the brakes. No more than 20 feet away in bright sunshine, the coyote looking at us and us looking at the coyote. And not one camera in the car…
He’s not in the garage!!!!
Hi Chris: great to meet you at the Kelso Depot! Indeed, Coyote Crossing is one of my subscriptions in my Google Reader. Thanks for providing it!
Let’s stay in touch! Here’s a link to my Joshua Tree series