We spotted five deer to our left side as we drove through Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The mild December day allowed us a leisurely drive through the park: we spotted a lot of wild life!
Those Deer Are Everywhere!
Deer. Oh dear! There are times we’ve driven through the badlands and not seen much wild life. But then there are times when it abounds! On this visit to Theodore Roosevelt National Park on a warm day in mid December, animals abounded. And they bounded in front of us!
As we looked to our left, we saw four deer begin to run away from us. Above them stood this majestic buck, well aware of our presence and not in anyway alarmed. He followed the deer ahead of him after taking time to check us out as we drove through Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
He Checked Us Out
As we drove around a bend on the Scenic Loop of Theodore Roosevelt National Park we came upon a group of deer . Most were skittish and ran from us. The big guy, however, stood mighty and majestic near the top of the ridge, studying us. Checking us out. We did the same to him.
He Moved On In Leaps and a Bound!
I doubt he felt much threat from us. I think, rather, we were of little interest to him and he wanted to join his harem. We watched as he leaped along, knowing when to cross in front of us safely. With just a bound he propelled himself over the roadway ! What ease he displayed in doing so! Each time we visit the badlands, each time we investigate Theodore Roosevelt National Park, we experience new wonderment. On this occasion, this big buck was just that!
This guy knew exactly where he was headed when he cut across the road in front of us as we drove the Scenic Loop in the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
The buck kept track of us as we drove through the Scenic Loop of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. He raced ahead of us, the leaped onto the road in front of us with ease, with much time to spare.
Effortless! That describes the mighty leap which propelled the buck across the road in front of us as we drove through Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota on a mild December day.
More Wildlife. And Bones!
We saw and experienced much more on this visit to the park. We discovered a skeleton! Read about that here: First Bones, Then Darkness!
All Kinds of Adventures
And then there’s the time we didn’t realize just how slippery it was! Find out about that here: It Didn’t Look That Slippery!
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