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Scenery on the way to see the elk. This is a county dirt road that is 32 miles long but it is a short cut and a really good dirt road to boot. This photo was taken off the side of that road. The road is called Grand County Rd 1 or Trough Rd.
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These few elk were just hanging around off the road when we saw them.
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Good side profile
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Youngster
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The young bull had the velvet hanging of the bottom of his spikes
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Another group of cows just grazing a long by the road
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Another bunch of cows hanging out.
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These are the mountains along the drive in the Kawuneeche Valley where the elk are
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The valley where the elk are.
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More valley scenics
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Another small group of cows - view 1
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#2 of same bunch
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#3 of that bunch
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#4 of the bunch
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Looking north west out of the valley at the mountains
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Same view farther away
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The ladies come out of the woods first.
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They listen to the bulls bugle
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more listening
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A lull in the bugling
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This is the first big boy who came out but he never got close to the road.
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More cows coming out of the woods
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