It’s been kind of a running joke between myself and Jordan, the guy I’m working with here in New Mexico.  We thought it’d be pretty cool if we could see an elk or two while we’re here.  After the first elk crossing sign we saw, we were like “Oh yeah, bring on the elk; this is where they’re at.”  It was us being funny because how often to you see a deer immediately after you pass a deer crossing sign?

After a month and a half of passing elk crossing signs and not seeing any elk, we’d start pointing to them and say something like, “It’s one of those lying signs.” or “Watch for invisible elk.”

Well all that sarcasm paid off on Saturday morning.  Just like getting a bite after complaining at length about how terrible the fishing is.  On US 60 in western New Mexico near Magdalena, we saw a young elk looking for a place to jump a fence along the highway.  I took this terrible photo before it trotted out of sight. (Stupid sun!)

Granted it would’ve been way cooler if it was a big bull with a huge rack, but why be a choosy beggar?  This little guy is still awesome.