One day this week, Gary, Christy(the dog), and I were in the car heading to Pueblo Reservoir to see if we could find some fossils. The weather was the drippy kind of wet that rarely occurs here, making the day a little dreary. After we passed the ranger station entering the park, we were driving along with Gary looking toward the reservoir, and me watching the road. Keep in mind that I drink very seldomly, and haven't had alcohol or any other substance anywhere near my body for a long time. So what I'm telling you was seen while completely sober...
As I was watching the road, about 50 - 100 feet in front of me, I saw a creature come from the right side of the road and "lope", yes, lope across the road. The critter was larger than a fox, but smaller than a deer, and I got the impression that its front legs were slightly shorter than its back legs. It was light brown or tawny colored. I only saw it for a second as it was on the road, then it disappeared behind somebushes, but occasionally I saw its head pop above the bush as it seemed to "hop" away. At first I thought that it might have been a "jack-o-lope", a legendary critter seen in these parts, but later in the day I saw hangings of a jack-o-lope, as well as researched them on-line, and all the legendary critters have a rabbit's head and ears with antlers.
This critter did not have any antlers, and at one point I got a good look at just its head as it popped above a bush, and the head looked fuzzy and a light colored making it look somewhat like a kangaroo. Now most sane people know that kangaroos DON'T live anywhere near Colorado!
My wisest guess is that the critter was probably a deer or antelope, and it "hopped" to get over various sagebrush in its path.... but who knows... maybe it's a Lope-a-roo??? ... anyone have any other ideas??
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