Thu 24 Apr 2008
Coyote Crossing
Posted by Will under animals, biking, nature
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Atop the stretch of uphill in Griffith Park that cyclists generally refer to as the “roller coaster” (where Griffith Park Drive meets Mt. Hollywood Drive), my friend Stephen and I caught our breath around 8 p.m. and observed this first of two coyotes pass by us. Generally I’d delete a photo of this nonquality but I liked how it pretty much captured the elusive mystery of the wild canines against the flowing streetscape.
If I were king of L.A. I’d decree coyotes to be the city’s official animal.
FYI: Yeah, that’s right. After bike commuting to work across L.A. and back, just for fun I went for a bike ride.
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If not coyotes, then possums should be the city animal. I encounter both relatively often, but possums more since I’m not in the hills.
Opossums would totally be my second choice. Both represent tremendous adaptability and success in such harsh and unforgiving urbanized environments.
I used to work in Griffith Park and spent many nights there. I once saw a raccoon the size of a womp rat.
Jedi, I can relate. Last month we were visited at home by a womp rat-sized raccoon.