The evening festivities consisted of camp set-up, a quick run into town for BBQ (fair), a bit more set-up, a walk down to the Ranger talk, route planning for tomorrow, checking e-mail for emergencies, a shower and getting tucked in for bed. Pretty nice.
The Ranger talk was sweet. He opened with a 1956 Disney cartoon about park littering...directed by a Mr Hannah, I noticed. One of the lead characters looked a lot like a precursor to Yogi Bear. The talk itself covered all the park mammals...quite a list. Jan would have felt vindicated, as he introduced the various fuzzy-tailed rats (squirrels). I learn one brand new fact. Porcupines live in trees! In the tops of trees, to be precise. Who knew? The list of park mammals was really long. He covered a few of the animals no longer in the park too. Too bad Texas bears have been gone for about 100 years now.
The Ranger talk was sweet. He opened with a 1956 Disney cartoon about park littering...directed by a Mr Hannah, I noticed. One of the lead characters looked a lot like a precursor to Yogi Bear. The talk itself covered all the park mammals...quite a list. Jan would have felt vindicated, as he introduced the various fuzzy-tailed rats (squirrels). I learn one brand new fact. Porcupines live in trees! In the tops of trees, to be precise. Who knew? The list of park mammals was really long. He covered a few of the animals no longer in the park too. Too bad Texas bears have been gone for about 100 years now.
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