As I was driving back from our cabin yesterday, I saw a medium size dog crossing the road. But it didn't look quite like a dog. It was too heavy for a fox and it was dark brown. It had a black tip on its tail and a short snout. I wondered if it was a wolverine.
I pulled over to take a picture, but I was too slow. Almost as soon as I stopped, it went into the line of trees and into a clear cut area. I really could see it among all the left-behind debris. This was along Hwy. 44, probably between Pequaywan Inn and the North Star Fire Dept.
When I got home, I looked up wolverine and chose the Wikipedia site. The picture at the top right of the page looks very much like what I saw. Click on it for a bigger picture.
I misled myself yesterday because I scanned through the text without that picture registering in my mind. Two later pictures show a couple of pelts and a wolverine in rocky terrain. All three show lighter fur that I didn't see as the wolverine crossed my path. When I noticed the picture today, it was an ah-ha moment. It definitely was not a puddy tat!
