Caribou, Denali National Park, Alaska.
I Spent the better part of two days following and watching this guy move about the park as I waited for the light, weather, and for him to stop in a patch of fall foliage like this!
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Awesome shot, love the colors. The one time I have been to Alaska was in the winter so I didn’t get to see anything but snow. Plus with being a truck driver I didn’t have time to stop and use my camera much.
Fantastic shot! I shared a link to this page on Facebook. (:
The wait was worth it!
Sure was! Fantastic! I love the twists of their antlers. So different from elk!
Nice meeting you in person
Your persistence has paid off, that is pretty close and yet he seems at peace.
Thanks for the tip. I managed to see around 20 caribou on the last evening/morning. The highlight was following a herd of 5 big guys who were strolling aimlessly.
Stuck with some work now, will post some pics on the alaska forum in npn in a week or so.
Anand
Hey Ron,
Nice; I’m surprised he still wore his velvet; usually Aug 25-27 is when they drop.
Cheers
Carl
Thanks a lot everyone!
@ Anand It was nice to meet you as well. We spent a day following that band of 5 way up into the hills – there were a couple of monsters in that group!
@ Carl This was Sept 1 and he really hadn’t started losing his velvet yet. We still had some losing velvet on Sept 3.