"Elk Jam" Evening Walk

The surest sign of spring is the elk in downtown Banff this week. I have seen them on every walk I have taken.

Last night we took Santiago for a walk and there was a young bull elk on the meridian boulevard of Banff Ave. Here the traffic jams are named for the animals that cause them...as so many cars stop so people can take photographs.

So there was a major "Elk Jam" and especially

at the end when the elk decided there was too much commotion and so he crossed the street.

There was also a sidewalk "elk jam" because so many pedestrians stopped to take photos - including me.

The photo with the elk looking right at us - is when the elk was checking out Santiago. Santi is such a good dog she never barks or does anything to upset the animals (well, unless it is a red squirrel or a columbian ground squirrel - like prairie dogs - then I have to hold on tight.