Dog Town

Theodore Roosevelt National Park South Unit; Tuesday, July 21, 2009:  Unlike the prairie dog towns along the park road, the prairie dog town along the Ekblom Trail was a little bit more wild. As I approached, or would crest a hill, I would see prairie dogs scurrying for cover with the sentinels barking on top of their mounds until I passed. By contrast, the prairie dogs that live in towns along the park road don't seem to care if people stop and get out of their cars and take pictures.