Oh, Sail Toads!!!
Yes, I've seen them. Why are toads subject to this weird, dessication thing that maintains the body in a very flat state?
We used to use them as frisbees as kids - some of us thought it was fun, some of us thought it was horrifying. Me, the fun group. But I didn't stoop to toss the toads at those who didn't think this was fun.
Kano, yes, Pleasant Valley is the land of badgers who shouldn't have crossed the road. I like badgers, and it does bother me. I say a prayer as I pass for all the wildlife destroyed on roads, and hope they are in a better place.
The beaver was on Highway 21, near the overlook above Lucky Peak Reservoir.
The watering hole was Crow's Inn.
Hope is a thing with feathers