And we saw a few birds, like this Cedar Waxwing.
And this American Robin. But the birding was not great. July is not the best time for birding as the migrants have passed through and the locals are on their nests.
The area has a population of Black Bear, and Edie saw one just the week before at this spot:
But the only bear I saw were of the gummy kind ...
... as I stepped out of the car in a parking area. We did however see a Black Bear on our drive up. A young bear ran across the highway in front of us. Silly bear. Fortunately it did made it across unharmed.
There was a variety of damselflies and dragonflies.
Some which even stayed still long enough to have their picture taken.
We visited several lakes ...
... where, in a addition to the Odes we saw ...
... Snakes, including this Northern Water Snake ...
... and Frogs ...
... and Toads ...
... and Fish ...
... and Flowers ...
... and Snails, among other things.
🐸 🐍 🐟 🐌 🦟 🦜
Along the way we had a nice picnic lunch, visited the visitors center and museum, and searched for a missing eye-cup from Edie's binoculars. Around two in the afternoon we headed back to Edie's place where we relaxed and enjoyed some nice wine and yummy cheese. A very fine way to spend the day.
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