Forgot to mention…  another critter we saw in Mesa Verde was a mountain lion!  We talked to a Ranger who said that in her 14 years working there, she had never seen one.  So, we thought it was pretty special that we got to see it.

Unfortunately, it ran very quickly in front of our car (no, we didn’t hit it!) so we weren’t able to get a picture.  However, Rachel graciously offered some assistance in posting a picture for all to see: