Whenever we go for our mountain drives, I am always on the lookout for critters. Going up to Leadville, we didn’t see anything, and we only saw our little marmot while in Leadville. But coming home was a different story. We saw all kinds of critters, but unfortunately, we only saw them in passing and I couldn’t take any pictures. We saw deer, elk, a lot of pronghorns and even a little red fox. I wish we could have stopped, but we were on the highway, so we couldn’t.
But seeing a group of 9 juvenile elk resting beneath the trees in Evergreen made our day. We stopped for a potty break at the library in Evergreen, and the elk were there waiting for us. I got as close as I dared to, but I was still pretty close. They are still wild animals, and there were some young bucks in the group too. There was NO NEED to provoke them.
Their horns were just beginning to grow. That’s how we knew they were juveniles; that and their small sizes.
As we dropped Mike and Lauren off at their house, there was a large herd of goats out in the fields by their house, so we stopped and got some shots from a distance. There was somewhere between 100-200 goats in the herd. I think their owners travel around with them from place to place. Why, I have no idea, but they do.
Life is full of surprises. You just never know what’s going to happen or what you’ll see. Be prepared for the unexpected. Have a great day and make everyday great. ‘Til next time.
A Jeanne in the Kitchen 