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Elk
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We drove thru Mammoth Hot Springs, where the
park has its headquarters and lots of pretty, old buildings, and there
were elk mommies and young hanging out in shady spots all over the lawn. |
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They look like Sam, our Golden Retriever,
hanging out in the yard, except none was chewing on a bone. |
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"Hey, a little privacy here, okay?!" |
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They curl up like puppies. Sort of
deceptively cute and placid, but all the signs warn that they are WILD and
UNPREDICTABLE! |
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Once they decide to head across the street,
all traffic stops.
The one eating grass is a young male, as indicated by the
antler-ettes. (Karen made that word up. Someone should call Webster
and get the word adopted.)
Karen thought these were Mule Deer but the ranger said mule deer have
comical oversized ears and black chevrons at the end of their tails. |
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We're not in Mammoth Hot Springs anymore. |
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"Why are all these people staring at
me? I'm so shy." |
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"Better take a load off. My hooves
are killing me." |
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See the fish? Look closely at the center
of the picture for the dark outline of fishy bodies almost parallel to the
large lighter rectangular rock at the bottom of the photo.
You
should see at least 2 Cutthroat Trout. They are resting in the calm
pool along the edge before continuing to jump their way up the rapids to
spawn.
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Those little guys must jump over this rapid in
order to spawn.
Spawning must be a lot of fun because they go through a lot to get
there.
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Not a good photo, but interesting
enough. Can you identify the animal? Karen took this picture. |
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