Wild Wildlife

Back in my neck of the woods, and decided to go out into the woods! Both to get out in the country, and see if there are any fall colors yet. The answer is no. None at all yet. But it won't be long. While hiking an area I usually don't hike, ran into some company-

Looking back at me through the trees is a young moose. Didn't hang around to long.

Mr Moose ambled off into the trees and out of sight. Nice to occasionally run across some interesting wildlife. Wish I'd gotten better pictures. But they're usually not much for posing.
A dying pine. The colors on this are nice. But there seems to be more beetle infested pines that are dying around here. Thats not a good thing.

While hiking I also came across two deer. Got a photo of the second one. The next big wildlife sighting! More than I usually see. Otherwise, the creatures were mostly grasshoppers. Lots and lots and lots of grasshoppers. At least the mosquitoes seem to be mostly gone.

My shack in the mountains! It's in my price range. Today I didn't need the shelter, believe it or not. I went hiking, and didn't get rained on once! Not even a sprinkle! About time! Since Fall is right around the corner.