Actually, it was a tarantula. He (maybe she I haven’t a clue) was big as a coffee cup. Not a pretty thing. All fuzzy and not at all afraid. It (I) didn’t get very close but it still got my attention. One more unique critter I can check off on my “I saw it” list.
We were at the Petroglyph National Monument. More examples of life here long before the white man. Lots of guesses as to what all the symbols mean. No one is quite sure but interesting to speculate.
Saw lizards too and lots of tracks in the sand from night time residents. Dry creek beds look like wildlife superhighways.