{"id":200,"date":"2017-05-24T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/05\/24\/the-rocky-mountain-sheep-of-willow-beach"},"modified":"2021-09-25T05:47:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T12:47:49","slug":"the-rocky-mountain-sheep-of-willow-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=200","title":{"rendered":"The Rocky Mountain Sheep of Willow Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: right;\">We end our eight mile kayak down the Colorado river at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willowbeachharbor.com\/\">Willow Beach<\/a>, Arizona. During our time on the river, our guide was always telling us to look up at the mountain tops for signs of Rocky Mountain Sheep.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Animal sightings though were sparse until the end.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">As we are waiting for the van to arrive so we can load our kayaks, a lone sheep makes it&#8217;s way over the hill just in front of us. It&#8217;s majestic curled horns are on display for all of us as it searches for food along the shoreline.<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5f02c-img_6050.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5f02c-img_6050.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">The van arrives and we load the kayaks up, then head to the marina store for cold beers and greasy burgers. As we all are sitting on a picnic bench enjoying ourselves, an entire herd of sheep appears on the hill above us.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Our Canadian friends call them &#8220;goats&#8221;, but whatever name you prefer, I love these creatures.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8f15f-img_6055.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8f15f-img_6055.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">It was the perfect ending to an incredible day.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lelZiX2bAgQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We end our eight mile kayak down the Colorado river at Willow Beach, Arizona. 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