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Shoshone paddling trip

We had a great time the weekend of August 15-19 paddling on Shoshone Lake with our canoeing companions.
New life-list species: Burreed, W. Fringed Gentian
Species of note: Golden Eagle eating a deer carcass on HWY 189 N of Kemmerer.

Other Birds:
Raven
Bald Eagle
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Sandhill Crane
Clark's Nutcracker
Grey Jay
American White Pelican
Spotted Sandpiper

Other Species
Moose
Vole
Beaver
Rabbit
Snake (swimming in the Snake River at the S Entrance)

Wildflowers
Buckwheat
Larkspur
Pondlily
Fireweed
Castilleja
Campanula
Mint Coneflowers
Asters
Everts thistle