a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.

[jimpierce7]

yep thats me. I'm back. Early as we spent all our money. Its a poor folk thing if you don't understand that. hehehe As we were unable to bring or cook our own food it was costing us $75 a day to eat. Mind you this is the one and ONLY thing we had to complaine about!! The trip was absolutly awesome. Spectacular. As I post out the pictures in the next day or so hopefully you will see what I mean...............

It was funny how the "wild life" pictures I got were all taken around the camp areas. I hiked out threw the back woods (I was a bad boy) and saw nuthin!! Well, as for critters let me let the pictures do the talking.

This first guy we saw in the parking lot of Yosemite Village. If he isn't the most bedraggled looking raven I have ever seen.............. He was just a cruisin' the parking lot all full of his self too.........

[jimpierce7]

check out this little fatty would ya?!!!

[jimpierce7]

there I was walking back from getting a cup of coffee thinking to myself how disappointed I will be if I don't see a bear..................



do you have any idea how had it is to get a picture of a bear that won't stand still??





oh and of course the thought of putting down my cup of coffee NEVER entered my mind!!

[jimpierce7]

after a long day I went out "hunting" for critter pictures before dusk. To no availle. I was greatly saddened by this as I walked up to my tent cabin I see two little eye balls...............



what ever could it be???!!!



a baby bear!!!

a little eery eh?



its two baby bears!!!

[jimpierce7]

holy crap!!! Have I pissed off the entire bear nation!!!



whew!!! that was a close one!!!
Its just a mama racoon with her babies.............

[jimpierce7]

and lastly, a couple mule deer bucks.






by the way................ the bear pictures, all of them, were with in 100 feet of my tent cabin. The ones in the dark, the mom ran away as soon as she saw me. My cabin is just to my right. lol

[Sally]

WOW, what fun and great pictures! We have been there several times. Gosh, it is wonderful. So many wonderful places in Cal. I love N. Cal. Mt. Shasta area, places that have fewer people.

That is ONE FATTY squirrel. I think he has been dippin' into his winter stash, ha!

[Kevin]

Yea at first when you see them set of glowing eyes you almost say to yourself, today isnt my lucky day.... till they show they want no part of ya....

[GlendaNS]

I wouldn't like sleeping in a TENT around bears one bit! Just don't seem safe. I would feel like bait!

I like the raven. He looks so tough. The squirrel was so fat. I bet he huffed when he climbed a tree. The raccoons are cute!

[sparkysmom]

I like them all. Good shots. But the buck is for sure my fav. I have always wanted to go to Yosemite!

Sally-Mt Shasta is pretty close to me and it is my favorite place EVER!!!