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Elk creek
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Coffee in the wild.

Yesterday was a good day. I took a drive up to the Snowy Range in Wyoming. I took a lunch and my trusty coffee percolator. It was a great recharge. My 45 colt 92 went along for the trip. I was glad to have it too, I ran into 3 moose. The bill I saw was about 75 yards, the cow and calf was about 100 yards. If something went south at least I had something. 






Aim higher, or get a bigger gun.
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Mike
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I'd like to see some moose in the woods. Never have yet.
Hopefully from a safe distance. I understand they can get testy. 45 Colt. Old reliable.
beautiful country!
My Dad & I did a big road trip together in 2015 to go back east for my cousin's wedding. Spent 3 days in Yellowstone along the way & headed out east via the Bear Tooth Pass. At some point on that leg of the journey we saw two bull moose standing shoulder deep in green stuff looking a lot like the river growth you're showing.
IMPRESSIVE critters - them and bison!
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
It sure is a pretty area
Within 45 minutes of Colorado Springs you can be in some of the most majestic terrain you'll ever encounter. But I've seen it all, repeatedly, and am looking for something new.
Colorado Springs is roughly an hour south of Denver. How long would it take to drive from the Springs to where you were?
An aside....if you don't mind traveling south, Fremont county (where JerryBobCo used to live) and areas southwest are the beginning of the San Juan Range. Spectacular scenery and well worth the time. FWIW, while the "Fourteeners" get all the attention, I've found 8-10K ASL is where the action is. Much higher than that and you're standing on a rock, looking at other rocks.
Mike
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Mike
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Mike
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if you're referring to the mountain range in which I killed that bull in my avatar, it's the Wet Mountains, and does indeed have some spectacular scenery. There are a few small streams, but extremely tough to fish as they are very clear and brushy. All I've ever seen or caught from them are small brookies.
There also Lake Isabel, which has guest cabins and a small cafe. That would be a good place for a Colorado meet and greet. And, there is some nice camp grounds, as well as a lot of primitive camping on Locke Mountain and Green Horn (Cuerno Verde) mountain.
Right now, I'm about to have a melt down to fish the upper Arkansas. I can almost taste it.
That's some beautiful looking county, Elk Creek. I second the notion of fly fishing that little stream
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Mike
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Upon reflection, I'm betting it was the Wet Mountains. Pretty scenery for sure. Drastic elevation changes over a short distance....even on paved roads.
Mike
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Mike
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Mike
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No spring creeks around here. I've fished them in Ryegrass Wyoming a few years and was amazed at big fish coming out of small water.