Hoary Marmot, Mt Ranier, Washington

Yes, that is really his name, a Hoary Marmot.  I know for sure it's that because later in the gift shop I saw a photograph of one that was named and it was exactly the same.  He seemed to have some blond on his coat. We spotted him (or her) on our walk, on a steep part of the mountainside where the snow had melted and he was foraging for food.