{"id":304,"date":"2011-06-17T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T00:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2013-11-26T14:47:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T22:47:59","slug":"myra-canyonkettle-valley-railway-ground-squirrel-chipmunk-black-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/myra-canyonkettle-valley-railway-ground-squirrel-chipmunk-black-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Myra Canyon\/Kettle Valley Railway: Ground Squirrel, Chipmunk & Black Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ground Squirrels are curious creatures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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This little chipmunk had it all. I discovered it early in the morning, nestled on a rock face in a cluster of gorgeous flowers, munching away on its breakfast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Hope you enjoy the photos. I enjoy my bike rides up in Myra Canyon so very much. When I am up there, I never want to leave. I encounter much wild life. The creatures are overly friendly too: chipmunks will come right up and take food from one’s hand. I have felt the presence of a cougar in the area once but so far my only big mammal sighting has been a lone black bear–very slick, black and healthy looking (above). With cougars, they are so secretive, you never see one unless they are on top of you, so I rely on my instincts, I can feel it when one is watching. Twice in my life, while hiking, I knew I was being seriously watched.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ground Squirrels are curious creatures. This little chipmunk had it all. I discovered it early in the morning, nestled on a rock face in a cluster of gorgeous flowers, munching away on its breakfast. Hope you enjoy the photos. I … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2204,1805],"tags":[655,656],"class_list":["post-304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","category-travelandadventure","tag-kettlevalley-railway","tag-myra-canyon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t