Mountain Sheep

Several cars pulled over and stopped to watch quite a large herd of Mountain Sheep yesterday afternoon, along the Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66), Kananaskis. Some of the time, they were licking the salt off the road, and then they decided to climb an outcrop for a while. The youngest member of the family was very hesitant about trying to climb and so the rest of them patiently waited until s/he found an easier way to climb up. Then, back down they came and continued licking salt. People usually seem to be very good at slowing down or stopping for wildlife - always good to see. As you can see, I was in a winter wonderland (felt more like a nightmare for more than a brief moment, LOL)! Here in the city, we had snow all morning : (