It took me 3 times hiking up Little Cottonwood Canyon above the trees to the Alpine biome where there are only huge boulders and occasional plants and flowers. The first time I hiked up there I realized that there were pikas in that spot. The second time, I hiked all the way up with all my equipment and got it all ready and looked at my camera and realized that my batteries were dead. The third time, I got there with full batteries and walked around looking for the pika before the sun peaked out. Right after the sun came up I noticed this one enjoying its first rays and it let me get close enough to get this picture.