Day 163: Elk

Day 1 of our week of touring in the Rockies with my mum and dad, and the first of many good wildlife sightings. We were driving along the Bow Valley Parkway and slowed down as I saw a handful of cars parked at the roadside. I pulled over and immediately opposite, feeding in the grass, was a large bull elk. Of course we couldn't resist hopping out of the car and joining the other snap-happy tourists for the photo-shoot. Not a bad way to start the tour :-)

Don't get too close...