A pika on the side of Trail Ridge Road not far above Rainbow Curve parking lot in late May. Trail Ridge road was not open past Rainbow Curve allowing us an easy stroll.

A pika peering out from the gap between two very large rocks. Pikas seem to thrive in fields of large boulders.

This pika has its cute feet where they can be seen. Pika prefer fields of rocks where the gaps between the rocks are wide enough to provide paths ^_1_.

An inconspicuous pika, as it is often seen by hikers, peering out from underneath a rock or boulder. They are well camouflaged in the boulder fields. Their high pitch eek or squeak is usually heard before they are seen.

In late May, a pika pauses in its scampering. The snow has recently melted. The grasses and forbs that it eats have yet to turn green.

An attentive pika on Ute Trail West.

Another pika on Ute Trail West with an interesting mottled coat of mostly brown and grey.