Finding wildlife along a mountain trail in recent years not only gives me a lucky photo op, but also an excuse to stop and catch my breath. This Least Chipmunk was foraging in a small meadow - constantly moving, and more important, ignoring me. There was lots to photograph that day, including some big landscape views where the trail disappeared in talus, scree, and glacial moraine, but this was my favourite moment.

Photographed along the Stanley Glacier Trail in Kootenay National Park, BC. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2013 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

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Make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D800
Exposure:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture:	f/6.7
ISO Speed:	250
Focal Length:	500 mm
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0