Last weekend I went out into the Pasayten to place a couple of wildlife cameras for Conservation Northwest's camera project. The land up there is spectacular (the above picture is a view towards North Cascades National Park from Slate peak). Lots of rugged peaks, wildflowers and wildlife.
Though it was hazy all weekend, we got a pretty good view of the night sky. The moon was nearly full and once it set the stars really popped out. During the night I heard coyotes across the valley and a couple of owls (great horned, I think) calling. I woke in the morning to the sound of deer pronking by. A group of 9 of them were eating and playing lower down the meadow from where I slept.
In many places along the hill sides there were rodent holes of various sizes. Considering the number of holes, I was surprised that we only saw the occasional chipmunk, a pika and two ground squirrels.
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