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Monday, October 26, 2026

[Short] Elk Follow-up

 I am mostly a photographer but I have started dabbling in videos. Earlier this month while out watching elk in Southwest Virginia, I took some video along with a lot of photographs. I alternated back and forth and mainly focused on photos. However, I did capture some usable video that I've put together into a short summary. You can watch the most intense head-butting between elk that we saw.



Hope you enjoy and stick around for my next full post.

Monday, October 12, 2026

Virginian Elk

 It all started with a chat while kayaking. Last year my wife and I went on a kayak trip at a local Nature Conservancy (TNC) property. There were about 15 of us, including a few TNC staff, in addition to our guide. During the three hour trip, I had the chance to chat with most of the participants. One of the TNC staff told me about a trip she had just taken to another TNC property in the far western corner of Virginia to see elk and said if we were interested, to let her know and she would get us included in next year’s trip. It sounded really interesting, so my wife and I put it on our fall trip-list and, after a few coordination emails, we were headed to Abingdon, VA to see elk this fall.