What gorgeous shots! How lovely that you have such a fabulous trail near you. I am quite envious, HowieRoll.
When my sons were still single-digit ages, we used to hand feed the deer at Big Basin State Park in the Santa Cruz mountains in California. The were so sweet and friendly. They'd come right to the corral across from the Ranger Station and museum, and just wait for people to feed them oats. The little store sold the oats in tiny little paper bags for feeding the deer. I took so many incredible close-up shots of the deer eating out of our hands! I wish they were digitalized. (Maybe someday I will get around to doing that.)
You can't do that anymore at Big Basin. The corral is still there, but no deer ever come close and haven't for many years. And the store stopped selling the oats. Every time I go to Santa Cruz county, I take a ride through the park for old times sake and reminisce.
My family used to camp in Big Basin when I was a teenager! Loved the walk in camp sites. Lots of deer and raccoons would wander by.
You sparked another Big Basin memory for me TBandCW. I was scolded by a Park Ranger there when I was in my 20's, for rescuing an injured racoon on Hwy 236. It was in the middle of the road unable to walk off to the side and I wrapped him in a blanket and drove him to the nearest Ranger I could find to get medical help. I was scolded because 'Racoons can be vicious' and was warned never to approach an injured wild animal in the Park.
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