Running on ...HOME OF THE 'TALL MAN'...
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Same spot, longer run
Not raining today, so I went back to the same trail as yesterday and just ran farther. This is looking downstream from the little footbridge over Keep Cool Creek.
Fifteen or 20 minutes before sunrise, I came into the elk herd again. That's probably why the road is closed to motorized traffic: elk calving season. The wildlife managers like to keep folks on ATVs and motorcycles away from the elk when they're doing that.
Elk are amazing. There were about 100 of them just standing around, 100 yards or so from me. As I approached they moved — walked, really — off to the north, into the trees. I ran to where they were — a matter of 20 seconds or so — and they were nowhere to be seen. It was as if they'd faded into the scenery. It wasn't even a dense forest, just scattered pines and sage. But they were gone.
I went on up the trail to where I saw the wolves last week, and a little beyond, turning around at a culvert.
The return trip was about as uneventful as it could be. I mentioned being cookish yesterday. I made matzah bread (pictured here, interesting but more trouble and mess than it was worth), roasted Brussels sprouts and a casserole that I'll bake today. Also have it in mind to make some cookies today.
5; 22.5; 109.1; 188.1
Posted by Mose, 8:17 AM
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