Early morning in Littleton

I went out for a walk early this morning up Two Brands Trail and was rewarded with seeing a nice big cow elk. Earlier I noticed fresh footprints in the soft soil along the trail, but they seemed a little too large for the deer we so often see. A little later as I came up toward the highest point on the trail, there was movement in the scrub oak and out walked an elk no more than 50 yards from me. Nice sunrise too!