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Elk cow makes a rare appearance on the Colorado plains

May 4, 2022 by Tony Leave a Comment

Elk cow makes a rare appearance on the Colorado plains
An elk cow pauses briefly while along the South Platte River in Adams County, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes) 

Well, normally I would have to reach into the archives this time of year for a pic for Wapiti Wednesday but not today. This past weekend, while hiking along the South Platte River north of Denver I saw something that you normally would never associate with the area – an elk!

As I am walking along, I see a large mammal ahead and initially dismissed it as a deer. A second glance told me no, this was way bigger than a deer. As the sun wasn’t entirely up yet, light was at a premium but pointing my lens I realized what it really was. Awesome!

Of course, she turned tail and headed off but I pursued for probably about a mile up river, giving her a wide berth so as not to make her go too far too fast. I only managed a few captures in low light but what a treat to see!

This area is about 15 miles from the furthest east spot in the foothills you would normally see them. It certainly had to cross a LOT of suburbia to get to this spot.

An elk cow on the move in Adams County, Colorado. (© Tony's Takes)
An elk cow on the move in Adams County, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

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