Stumpy's Close Call May 2014 | Page 25

Chapter 6: Stopping to Look Now if you had just driven by you would have missed Stumpy’s adventure, but thankfully you stopped to wait and watch. And now you see about a dozen beavers or so heading upstream toward a lodge off in the distance, and now you know how important those beavers are in their community. And to think that you would have missed all of this, just because you thought the trees and streams looked like other trees and streams you’ve seen before. But now you know that there is much more to see if you just take the time to stop and look. 25