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One of the things I love about backpacking is meeting the local residents. Some people might say it’s a bad neighborhood. After all, the residents are known to frequently kill and eat one another. But I’ve found they’re a hardworking lot, who are just trying to live their lives and feed their children. Let’s meet some of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Heron looking for breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eagles nesting (circled). This is a long shot, they were across an inlet from us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I don’t know what kind of lizard this was, and it didn’t stick around for questions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A snake trying to get a little rest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A toad hanging out just under the edge of the tent’s rainfly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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