When we were headed up a rough dirt road to a beautiful alpine lake, we got stuck a couple times before I had to get out and push the back of the car to get over some sketchy bumps. When I was getting back in the car, I looked over and saw this marmot perched perfectly on this rock. I quickly grabbed my camera out of the car and tried to frame the marmot as best I could with the wildflowers in the photo as well. Marmots have been my spirit animal in the wilderness as I have been able to capture some pretty surreal moments with them in the wild.

Silverton, CO