Lawrence Elk
Alpha Male
November 6th, 2020
After yesterday’s chocolate moose, here’s a glimpse of a large herd of elk we spotted on our photo tour around Grand Teton National Park. We hopped out of the vehicle and walked a quarter mile toward them. They were bedded down in the meadow and it wasn’t until they stood up to trot away from us that we realized how many were in the herd — about 70 in all, various sizes and ages, with one alpha male leading the pack. Shall we call him Lawrence (W)Elk?
Bison tomorrow!
Enjoy the weekend,
Kelly
Photos of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home.
Herd of Elk, Grand Teton National Park
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Kelly against 70 elks, and you won!
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Sort of… at least I got a few photos. They definitely out-ran us. We weren’t actually running of course but they were in no mood to stick around unfortunately.
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So cool! Reminds me of when we stumbled on a huge heard of deer on a deer farm in NZ. Hundreds of them!
Alison
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Always impressive to see a herd of anything wild! Except people, of course. 🙂
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That’s a lot of deers! Chocolate Moose, now Lawrence Welk, wondering what the bison would be named 🙂
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Ha! Buffalo mozzarella, LOL?? 🙂
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Fresh from the wilds of Yellowstone, 💯 % organic 🙂
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So many animals all in a row! How cool that you got to see this!
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Yes, a fleeting moment! Literally.
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” Shall we call him Lawrence (W)Elk?” Only if he goes “a one and a two” while he taps his foot and an accordion kicks off the song. 🙂 –Curt
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Hahahaha! Yes! Thanks for the laugh, Curt! 🙂
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🙂
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So happy for your great country. It’s a good day and I am cheering as loud as I can from up here Kelly. Thinking of you and know how happy you must be. 💕
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Thank you! It was such a good day and shared by so many around the world which adds to the convivial feeling, no matter where we all live. ♥
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I wonder how many readers said “Who the heck is Lawrence (W)elk? He was lodged wayyyyyy back at the back of my brain. So funny, though. 🙂
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Ha ha!! Yes! So true! I knew it would age me that I was giving such an old shout out. Just noticed the other day that a cable network is airing re-runs of his shows!
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