I came across this beautiful pika just below Inspiration Point on the trail into Cascade Canyon in Grand Teton National Park. I was delighted to see one again on this trip in 2006 as I fell in love with them the first time I saw one in 2005 (on the trail to Death Canyon). I had to turn around not much further up, as the trail narrowed to a small ledge on a tall cliff, and with my fear of heights even on my hands and knees there was no way I was willing to go on.

![[mr.burns] Excellent! [/mr.burns] An American pika sits with its fingers held together on the Cascade Canyon Trail in Grand Teton National Park on October 2, 2006. Original: _MG_4778.CR2](https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/38042570151_2463202743_b.jpg)