How many of us realize the many natural wonders and resources we are blessed to have so close to our mountain home? About a twenty minute drive beyond Pine Mountain Club, a rare nature sighting awaits.

“What’s that? On the hillside,” a visitor to our area recently asked. “Looks like deer, but much larger — about a dozen of them!”

With that, the young family pulled over to investigate, standing next to their car, looking toward the northerly hills. That’s when I saw them and pulled my car off the usually-deserted two-lane road, to see what’s up…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Photos of the Tule Elk grazing taken by Dawn Jenkins

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This is part of the October 17, 2025 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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