There's Elk in Them There Hills...

I would love to tell you that we hiked all day and spent a lot of time sneaking around to get pictures of large herds of elk. The truth is, we saw this herd of about 50 within a quarter of a mile from the road making their way to an alfalfa field. We sat and watched them for about 10 minutes before leaving them to their buffet. The following night we watched them again, this time joined by a rafter of wild turkeys feeding with them (I didn't have my camera with me that time). There were a few small bulls scattered within the cows but what really blew me away was the amount of calves. It actually looked as though there was a calf for every elk.