Today as always, I crested the ridge with anticipation… There is always something amazing to behold up there. And today did not disappoint, a whole herd of elk just resting in the sun and the snow at the edge of the Colorado Rocky Mountain wilderness. I knew I wasn’t going to get close so it was my hope that I could get the best shot possible from the distance I found myself. I managed to get inside an abandoned mine building without the animals noticing me. From there I was able to hide and steady my long lens on the windowsill and shoot at will.
Some of the massive beasts were in the meadow at the top while others had not made the complete climb yet and were grazing on the deep mountain grass on the east mountainside in the sunshine. And what an amazing morning it was, the bitter cold of recent storms has resided and has been replaced with a beautiful sunny warm morning, probably in the 20’s 🙂
Since there was no way the animals were going to let me get anywhere near them and they seemed to be so enjoying the sunshine, I didn’t have the heart to disturb them. So instead of continuing along the trail and forcing them to run I decided to just turn back. On my way down I did circle the east side of the mountain to see if I could get a closer view, but to no avail. So Big Dog and I just called it a day and headed for breakfast.
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