{"id":11701,"date":"2020-05-14T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=11701"},"modified":"2023-06-19T20:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T00:02:50","slug":"arapaho-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/11701","title":{"rendered":"Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim and Becky have been workamping here at Lake John for several years. There is a wildlife refuge relatively close, in Colorado terms, that Jim has wanted to visit but hasn\u2019t had the chance. Becky is working today so it is just me, Jim, and John.<\/p>\n

On our way out of camp we come across a bald eagle just sitting on a fence post looking around. This is probably going to be my favorite picture of this entire visit.<\/p>\n

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Before we head to the Arapaho refuge, Jim wants to show us the quaint town of Rand. Only four people live in this town but apparently they have an awesome restaurant, the Yacht Club Tavern and Grille. Okay, so where is the yacht? Where is the water? Hmm. It is a cash or check only place so if you stop here bring your green backs.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not sure but if this police car is any indication, I\u2019m guessing the crime in this town of four people is pretty low.<\/p>\n

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At least this one seems to have four inflated tires.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s time to look for some elk, at least that\u2019s what we\u2019ve heard is at this refuge. Maybe we\u2019ll even get to see the hardly ever not seen pronghorn.<\/p>\n

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Speak of the devil, here they are!<\/p>\n

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Amazing, we are driving along seeing nothing much other than field birds and pronghorn and then boom. Moose!! We were looking for elk but seeing moose is a bonus. Their appearance has us wondering what other creatures are hiding in those bushes.<\/p>\n

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We don\u2019t see much else in the way of wildlife. There is a pond with some ducks on it but I\u2019m having trouble with my identification. We can\u2019t really get to the lake so John does his best to get me a picture. I\u2019m thinking the one on the left is a Redhead and the one on the right is a Canvasback. If anyone can identify for sure I would appreciate it.<\/p>\n

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There is a lake nearby, relatively speaking, Jim likes to fish so we are going to drive up there to see if it still iced over.<\/p>\n

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It seems like every road up and over a mountain is called a pass. We are going over Cameron Pass.<\/p>\n

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It is an area known for avalanches and there is a regular program of blasting for controlled avalanches. Whew, thank goodness it\u2019s May, we should be just fine, right?<\/p>\n

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You can kind of see where they have done some controlled avalanches.<\/p>\n

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We arrive at the reservoir, but I\u2019m pretty sure the lake will still be frozen over.<\/p>\n

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According to the sign you have to use artificial flies and lures when fishing for the Grayling. What is a Grayling? Jim tells us it is a type of Arctic trout.<\/p>\n

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Even with Jim\u2019s Jeep, it t doesn\u2019t look like we are going to be able to drive down to the dock to check on the status of the lake.<\/p>\n

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Oh well, the drive to here was beautiful and so will be the drive home.<\/p>\n

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As we are approaching the campground we notice a commotion off to our left. It seems a fox is trying to get an easy meal of eggs off of a nesting Canadian goose. The daddy gander is having none of that and runs off the fox. Better luck next time.<\/p>\n

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Jim and Becky have been workamping here at Lake John for several years. There is a wildlife refuge relatively close, in Colorado terms, that Jim has wanted to visit but hasn\u2019t had the chance. Becky is working today so it is just me, Jim, and John. 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