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I spent a few days here in 1989, the highlight of which was a trek down to the floor of the Grand Canyon for an overnight stay. I returned for a few days in September 1998. Chiricahua National Monument, September 1998 - Mexican Fox Squirrel (around the campsite), Variegated Ground Squirrel, Cliff Chipmunk, Javelina (Peccary). Grand Canyon, November 1989 – Bighorn Sheep on the main trail down to the canyon floor. Ringtail (eating most of our food throughout the night at a backcountry campsite on the canyon floor - I hung the food from a metal pole, which the Ringtails climbed like a ladder. So I greased the pole with butter, which did nothing to slow the Ringtails down. So I left the food under a pan weighted down with rocks. In the morning the pan and rocks were unmoved.... but the food had gone. It was a hungry walk back to the top). Montezuma’s Castle, November 1989 – Arizona Gray Squirrel. Mount Lemmon, September 1998 – Coues’ White-tailed Deer (race Clavium). MuleShoe Ranch, September 1998 – This is a really nice ecolodge sort of a place with Antelope Jackrabbit (probable), Hooded and Striped Skunks along the nature trail, Southern Long-nosed Bats feeding from the hummingbird feeders just milimetres from my face. A couple of nice Rattlesnakes too. Coatis and Javelinas are fairly common (though I didn’t see either here). Other People's Trip Reports |
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