Looks nice, great pics! Love hearing about the weather and wildlife, how do salamanders survive up there? How’d you hear about the wolf sighting? Sad to hear about the fire but it’s all too common.

[–] hombre_fundido@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I believe the salamanders burrow under mud and go into a sort of torpor. There are a ton of meadows and marshes. It seems like the area supports a large variety of wildlife.

My SO read about the wolf sighting. We weren't too far from Wyoming, which could explain it. I'm not sure of they've done it yet, but the state was planning on releasing some wolves as well.

Sad to hear about the fire but it’s all too common.

Yes, definitely. UC Boulder did a study and found that 84% of wildfires are human-caused. Nuts.