3 June 2003, Dinosaur National Monument, CO: As one should expect while visiting a prehistoric location, we encounter yet another plague of insects. Each about 1.5" long, we encountered mile-long patches of them. These are Mormon Crickets, millions of which covered the road to Harpers Corner. The locals all acted like nothing was amiss, yet 2 weeks later even CNN is reporting an unusually extreme infestation of these amazing creatures. Not pictured, and a tremendous oversight on my part, was the front of the Puck after driving through them. I spent the afternoon washing a very thick brown-red-green goo off the trailer. |
