The Coyotes

Hank

"I told the tourists to stay on the dirt road and it would turn into a major interstate highway in about 30 miles. I can't believe I kept a straight face."
       -- Hank Coyote (as Ranger Hank)

Ranger hank, Officer Hank and Hank the Tourist are but a few of the aliases of this master of disguises. Playing the role of a trusted National Park Ranger or officer of the law to unsuspecting tourists has helped expedite many of Sparky's schemes.

Natasha

"I see myself as just another beautiful flower in the desert”
      -- Natasha Coyote

Known by many as the "darling of the desert", Natasha brings high style to the high desert country. She is the owner of Natasha's Tourist Boutique, a must-see shopping outlet for the discriminating coyote. Her collection of pre-owned tourist clothing and travel goods are to die for.

Natasha has been the recipient of many Miss Coyote Contest awards. These include:

- Miss Coyote 1997
 - Miss Coyote 2nd runner up 1998
 - Miss Coyote 3rd runner up 1999
 - Miss Coyote Honorable Mention 2000

She prides herself on the fact that her good looks are not diminished by age.

Slim

"It would be a sin against nature if I didn't take advantage
  of my good looks."  -- Slim Coyote

Coyote Quarterly magazine lists Slim as one of the five best dressed coyotes in the entire Southwest. As one of the last of the great romantics, he may often be seen making his way to a secret rendezvous in some dark slickrock canyon.

Although Coyote Quarterly gave Slim the "Most Broken Engagements Awards” he still believes "the next one to be the right one.” Natasha's Tourist Boutique has provided him with a vast collection of candles, vases, jewelry and other tools of his trade.

Sparky

"You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all the time - and those aren't bad odds."  -- Sparky Coyote

Sparky is the consummate wily coyote. Even though he's a notorious schemer, Sparky continues to have a considerable following of believers. Sparky's Drug, Sparky's Tours and Sparky's Counseling Services are only a few of the many "Sparky" enterprises found throughout the high desert country of the southwest.

In 1998 he received the Coyote Country Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his pyramid sheep scam. He is President of the Organizing Committee for the Coyote Country Winter Games.

Although an ambitious businessman, he is also a stalwart environmentalist. In 1999 he received the prestigious Earthtrust Conservation Award for destroying five bulldozers and causing the misalignment of two state highways.