The other day we had to be in town very early for a vet appointment. We left the house at 7:00 a.m. and with Daylight Savings time in place, it wasn't fully light yet. Just as we passed the Wooden Shoe ranch where we pick up our mail, we turned onto Sand Creek Road and spotted this large herd of elk.
Of course, when they realized we had seen them they started to run. Lucky for us they ran in our direction.
As they approached the road from our right and were about to run across in front of us, a small herd of antelope were running towards us on the left. The elk crossed the road from right to left and the antelope started to cross from left to right. The scene was pretty chaotic for a few minutes, until the antelope figured they were outnumbered and turned around and followed the elk instead of sticking to their original plan.
Not long after they had all crossed the road, the antelope gave up and let the elk go on about their business.
It made getting up that early worth every minute.
Posted by Lynne on 03/17/2017 at 08:46 AM
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