Fat grizzly bears with shiny coats ignored shuttle buses and rarely looked up as they tended to business, eating as many blueberries as possible to prepare for a long winter in hibernation. A lone wolf crossed the road and continued on his way, ever alert to the possibilities of encountering danger or prey. Flocks of Dall sheep spread out on sunny mountainsides to graze during the day, making their way to resting places on ledges safe from predators as night approached. Binoculars afforded the best views. 

We missed the foxes that day but saw beavers at work and marmots and ground squirrels. Hawks and eagles and a host of smaller birds put in appearances. A flock of ptarmigan in mottled brown plumage, in transition between summer brown and winter white, was dressed to blend perfectly with autumn vegetation and little patches of snow.