Before traveling to the States, I imagined myself in the national parks somewhat like this (see the Snow White picture).
Reality turned out to be harsher. The fauna here is indeed rich, but cautious. We didn’t encounter any foxes, wolves, deer, or bears.
Over five national parks, the West Coast, forests, mountains, and walks along not always touristic trails, we didn’t meet many wild animals:
1. A little squirrel in Sequoia National Park (photo). Another squirrel we saw at the San Diego zoo doesn’t count.
2. Ground squirrels on the 17-mile drive near Monterey (photo).
3. A cougar that crossed our path in Grand Canyon National Park. Unfortunately, the cougar was fast, and we got no photo.
4. Elephant seals on the coast (photo). I do not count the seals in San Francisco; they are there 24/7 and are very accessible.
5. Pelicans on the pier in Santa Barbara (photo)
In the sky, hawks and other unidentified birds were periodically flying.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 