Anyway, today was another great day with a highlight right at the beginning. As we were driving into Ayres Natural Bridge Park we saw a sign which lived up to its name. Within 100 feet of the sign we saw a snake slithering across the street. Christopher was driving, and he stopped just in the nick of time. He backed up a bit, and I extricated myself from the back of the minivan with my camera in hand and started clicking away. I got about ten feet away and that was close enough for me. The snake never reacted to my presence which I took as a good sign. From a distance I was thinking it was a rattlesnake but up close I noticed that it didn't have a rattle. I showed my pictures to a family in the park and the father identified the snake as a bull snake which he decribed as a constrictor with a non-venomous bite. He said it was too early in the day for rattlesnakes, but if we waited around we could see some. I assured him that my wife would not be in favor of that. It was a nice park with picnic benches and a playground. The park makes the lofty claim of having the only natural stone arch with water flowing under it.
After that we visited Fort Caspar and I learned that I share the same birthday with Caspar Collins for whom the fort and the city of Casper are named. There was a great museum inside and many period buildings that we got to tour. Right now Sherrill and the boys are at the movies. I dropped them off and came back to relax and
blog at the hotel. We are enjoying our time together as a family, but we also look forward to all of the activities that await us in the next week.
Trip Statistics:
Total Distance Travelled: 2514 miles
Radar Traps: 10
Tickets: 0
Wildlife seen today: The bull snake and a bunny
2 comments:
Sounds exciting! Of course we all know how much Sherrill loves all snakes! Be careful and have fun.
Love the blog so far. The pictures are great. Megan and I are enjoying reading about all your travels. Don't get too close to the snakes!
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