One of the many nice things about biking in the mountains is that you can creep up on the wildlife quickly and quietly*, like this fella, Alan.

Alan is a friendly marmot who lives in the Spanish Pyrenees, not far from the borders with France and Andorra.  Alan has lost his friend Steve. For anyone who isn’t familiar with Alan and Steve’s plight, please see:

* Don’t creep up on bears, it’s not clever.