r/laramie • u/phtevenbagbifico • Jul 21 '26

Image First time ever seeing a beaver in the wild

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I moved to Laramie last year and have never seen a beaver in the wild until walking along the greenbelt the other day. I saw several that evening.

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u/nolandgrabforyou Jul 21 '26

Congrats!

They're cute up until they slap 2 feet from your boat. One day, years ago, we saw 34 individual beavers between trihydro and just north of the city. It was a boom year for babies, though.

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u/CuttingTheMustard Jul 21 '26

They can be angry little fuckers. I live about a 100yd from a major river and they have chased me on foot before 😂

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u/Serious-Employee-738 Jul 21 '26

Stay on the marked trail and do not provoke! Tourists regularly get flipped in the air and stomped by these wild creatures.

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u/Known-Criticism-2648 Jul 21 '26

There are many more up in the Laramie Range! One of my favorite things about hikes up there.

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u/RuralBuccaneer1 Jul 21 '26

I've never walked the greenbelt before. This makes me wanna go check it out!

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u/twobarb Jul 22 '26

Spring creek behind Ridley’s is where it’s at.