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The elk are abundant in Estes Park, and they’ll be stopping onlookers in their tracks

The beginning of the mating season always seems to coincide with the Scottish-Irish Highland Festival

This is the time of year when elk take over the town of Estes Park in preparation for mating, known as the rut. They walk down the town's main street, Elkhorn Avenue, and hang out in a park at the center of town as seen here. (John Meyer, Denver Post file)
This is the time of year when elk take over the town of Estes Park in preparation for mating, known as the rut. They walk down the town’s main street, Elkhorn Avenue, and hang out in a park at the center of town as seen here. (John Meyer, Denver Post file)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Elk mating season in Estes Park always seems to coincide with the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival, and that's what is happening this year as the elk are already abundant in town
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