Who knew Elk lived this far eat, in North Carolina
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Blaster said he'd never been so close to a live bachelor herd. They almost look fake. This one is sneaking up on me as I photograph
his pal. Hoping this doesn't end with an Animal Planet starring of "when animals attack"
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We traveled the cool mountain breeze, above the clouds...almost heaven
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Blaster said he'd never been so close to a live bachelor herd. They almost look fake. This one is sneaking up on me as I photograph
his pal. Hoping this doesn't end with an Animal Planet starring of "when animals attack"
![[IMG]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-America-Trail-2016/Tat-day19/i-d2R4vJw/0/L/P9150022-L.jpg)
We traveled the cool mountain breeze, above the clouds...almost heaven
![[IMG]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-America-Trail-2016/Tat-day19/i-TkMtZC5/0/L/P9150023-L.jpg)
![[IMG]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-America-Trail-2016/Tat-day19/i-9BBZ4Jr/0/L/GOPR8977-L.jpg)
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