Day 30b – A Meeting of the Elks

I have to give equal time to the elks. We saw a herd of them at West Thumb in Yellowstone. There was a male (see picture) with about 15 females and young elk. They were just wandering through the thermal features like they owned the place. When we got back to the car, we saw another male with 2 or 3 females. This is rutting season so you have to stay far away from the males as they are very touchy. We even heard him bellow out a warning (not at us).