Let's Count Deer

Every year about, this time, early spring, or late winter, we do our official, unofficial deer count in the park. I took all of the photos on this page Thursday evening during the last hour and ten minutes of daylight.

First one we saw

 We will do another as this one fell a bit short. The counting methodology was simple, we drive through the park and count the deer. This week we took on the west side but didn’t have time to do all the roads so our count is unofficial. 

Couple more, only one seems interested in us

One hour drive we saw 24 deer, not bad, but most years we go another ten or so. It's always fun, we drive the last hour of sunlight and go slow enough to try to see as many animals as we can.

These 2 were about 200 yards away, almost missed them

 Not much out this time of year we saw only deer and a few geese, not one turkey.

Water looks cold, but these guys seem to be enjoying it

Next week we will redo this one and do a count on the east side also. Last year our two-day count total was 60. 

Almost dark for this last shot

This week also looks like it will be a good hiking week, not sure which trails we will try but we have an old abandoned road we have wanted to try, maybe this is the week.

Stay late enough and the park will reward you with a stunning sunset

Sunset in the Park

Nice picnic and a terrific sunset at the lake.

I hate the fact that wildfires are raging in the west but it does create some incredible sunsets.

A Picture In the Park is Worth a Thousand Words

It has been so nice that we have been in the park four of the past five days. Thought today I would post three, a picture is worth a thousand words photos, all taken last evening in the park.

Deer are out and about this time of year

Fire in the sky sunset

An Eagle soars above the narrows with the setting sun as a backdrop.

Sunset In The Park

Love the Water Zigzags with these Geese

Nothing beats a sunset and the sunset's in the park are the best.

From the Lakeshore Drive Boat Dock

We took a late afternoon hike then watched the sun go down. To quote Bill Murray from, Groundhog Day, "now that was a good day."

Looks Like Fire on the Mountain - Reflections of the Setting Sun

Choppers Over the Park

We may spend more time than any other, non-employees in the park. Just can’t stay away. This time of the year we visit the park four or five days a week. You never know what you might see next in the park.  Not sure but believe these to be CH-47 Chinook’s.

These Photos were taken as we were standing on the Castle observation area waiting for the sunset.

I also stuck around to get a few, as night falls over the park, photos.