"All good things are wild, and free."
-Henry David Thoreau
Monday, January 5, 2009
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Sharing the beauty of Northern Michigan.
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I love "Up North" and have appointed myself the unofficial travel ambassador for Northern Michigan. There are so many great things to do - visit the State Parks, ski, snowmobile, view elk, see the moose of Isle Royale, hike, kayak, visit a winery, bird watch and so much more. Please join me in my travels.
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26 comments:
Thanks for posting something I'd never see.
Very striking.
The only place I saw an elk (actually LOTS of elks) was when I was in Estes Park, CO in 2000. They were all over the place there--even in people's yards and in the town. Yow!!!
Thanks for sharing a picture.
Hugs,
Betsy
were you actually that close? or do you have a good telephoto lens? i saw a lot of elk when i was visiting my lil bro in colorado. guess i'm gonna have to find some of those pics and post them now.
yes indeed "all things are wild and free"! How did you get so close? I only dream of being that talented.
WoW - Hello there, Mr Elk!!! Fantastic shot!
Looks like you could reach out and touch him.
I got a spammer this afternoon too. Hopefully it won't persist for you or me.
Wow, how beautiful!
This speaks to me today,
Peace and light, Maithri
Nice shot. I didn't know elk were native to Michigan. We do not have them here in NY.
What a good picture. He must have come for a treat, the birds can't have it all. LOL
amazing! was this taking up by you?
WOW! That is amazing!
Oh those ears! I've never seen a female elk....is she considered a doe? (or is that only deer)
Oh, I just love me some elk.
Hi Shelly, love that elk photo. I still haven't seen one.
I was looking at the feature on your home page where it shows where people are from and it's showing me now as "Pawley's Island, SC". I'm not far from there, but I think it's interesting that your page is "tracking" me!
Mona
Shelley, How close did you get to this elk?? I envy you this image through your lens! Very impressive photo, I've seen elk from far away but never this close! Brave girl!!
You've got elk up there??? Introduced, though, right? And do they roam free? Cool, anyway. I love elk, especially when the fall rut is on and the males bugle.
Hi Everyone - thank you for your visit! I should have elaborated more on the elk in Michigan. The elk in the Pigeon River Forest in Michigan is the largest free ranging herd east of the Miss. They are Rocky Mountain transplants. This particular elk I photographed is part of a herd in a city owned fenced in property consisting 108 acres in Gaylord.
Shelley
A good winter shot of the cow elk.
We have a herd of between 700-800 free ranging elk in northcentral Pennsylvania.
Wow! You post the most amazing pictures. I love the quote. Have you ever thought of putting a book together with all of your pictures, quotes, and stories. I think you would have no problem getting it published.
Beautiful..."Wild and Free" the ability to take new paths towards new discoveries and higher truths of wisdom.
Nice photo! I saw some elk or deer or something along a field the other day and snapped some but they were in a field of deep snow. There must've been a hundred of them!
cool photo
how close did you get? Just lasso it and go for a quick ride through the woods!
Hi Shelley, I have given you a blog award! go to my site to check it out!
you have a wonderful blog and your pictures are beautiful.
Everyone - thank you so much for your visits and comments! I see a few new visitors - so thank you and please stop by again!
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