This weekend I went on a trip to the Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. I joined the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for this trip.
NC Museum of Natural Sciences
I was fascinated by the elk in this grass field with the lone tree standing as a sentinel on this cool, fall foggy morning. Most of the elk were eating the grass or resting; however, the bull elks went at it antler to antler. The sounds, the smells and what we witnessed in this male elk ritual, created a sense of awe in all of us as we stood spell bound in silence. To see nature in all it's majesty instilled a feeling of reverence in our group that is still with me. I have such a feeling of gratitude and respect for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park for preserving the land and bringing back the elk to this habitat for us any others to be witness to a day in the life of such a magnificent species.
You can read more about the elk in Cataloochee at
Smoky Mountain National Park Elk.
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| Cataloochee valley in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park |
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| Elk mating behavior in Cataloochee Valley |
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