Break of dawn

Micah and I are early morning dudes. This is the hike we go on. We get there before sun-up. Today we saw a small herd of elk - Two big bulls and several cows, a Prairie falcon, a Redtail hawk, a family of Juncos (they migrate here in the Fall), a family of Abert's squirrels, Black-capped chicadees, Stellar's jays, and a funky smelling female jogger, who reported that she had seen two black bears in the area just this morning. But the real highlite of the morning was feeling wet stuff smear across my cheek after lifting Micah atop my shoulders just after he peed! Yes!