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Rocky Mountain Elk

Wildlife

The Wonder of Wildlife

My first clue was Shawnee’s ears perking up. As she stared intently in the woods, I knew there was something out there. “What do you see Shawnee?” Then a blue of brown with a creamy white butt appeared between the trees. Elk! During a time when nothing feels normal, nature…

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Elk Mamas to Be

The snow has melted and the temperatures are warming.  Spring is in the air, and it is a perfect day for a hike in the local county parks around Nederland.  But you better go to Mud Lake, because a drive up to Caribou Ranch County Park and Open Space  leads…

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Wildfire Wildlife

From Burn to Boon

When I first saw my friends after their home burned to the ground, I didn’t know what to say?  I knew how I would feel if we had lost our home.  But the loss felt even more bitter for my friends.  Like my husband and me, they had bought the…

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All About Elk

Glancing out the window in the waning hours of light, a blur of movement caught my eye.  And there she was , standing in the new fallen snow.  The female Rocky Mountain Elk stood next to the lodgepole pine, pausing for just a moment before she dashed off into the…

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