Ground Squirrels at Molas Pass
by Catherine Sherman
Title
Ground Squirrels at Molas Pass
Artist
Catherine Sherman
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Photograph - Photography
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"Golden -Mantled Ground Squirrels at Molas Pass" by Catherine Sherman.
Two Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis) greet visitors at Molas Pass in Colorado.
The golden-mantled ground squirrel is abundant throughout its range in the mountainous areas of western North America. This cute little rodent prospers in a wide variety of forest habitats as well as rocky meadows, and even sagebrush flats.
Molas Pass (el. 10,910 ft./3325 m.) is a high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States.
The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. The pass is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway. Though it is one of the higher passes in Colorado, it has only a few switchbacks on the north approach and is generally kept open in the winter months.
Molas Pass is also the last mountain pass of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race, where riders race the train from Durango to Silverton.
Featured in "Animal PHOTOS Only" group (07/02/2015); "Our 4-Legged Friends" group (07/02/2015); "Go Take a Hike Photography" group (09/05/2021); "USA Photographers Only" group (02/03/2022)
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July 2nd, 2015
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Comments (13)
Judy Vincent
Cute capture! Congratulations! This will be the “Partners” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 2/3/22!
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Catherine – your "things with stripes" scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2021 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Lynn Sprowl
These lil guys are just too cute. Amazing that you captured two of their adorable faces. l/f