Thanks for the note. I was suspicious about the photo myself. Will make an edit later and also publish a note in next edition. Have some of your great work on my shelf!
Claudia -- Must tell you that the Tule Elk photo is not from Big Meadows. Everything is wrong, including the type of forest in background. Photo probably taken at Prairie Creek (now in Redwoods NP) where coastal Roosevelt Elk are still present today. Elk in Sequoia NP were introduced to the lower Middle Fork Kaweah region early in last century and did not survive beyond the 1920s -- not good habitat for grasslands animals. Point is that Tule Elk are not mountain animals.
Enjoyed comments about Ellsworth's book; have a copy on my sequoia shelf here.
Thanks for the note. I was suspicious about the photo myself. Will make an edit later and also publish a note in next edition. Have some of your great work on my shelf!
Third try to write this: thank you for sharing Ellsworth’s poetic description of ancient sequoias. It made my day!
Claudia -- Must tell you that the Tule Elk photo is not from Big Meadows. Everything is wrong, including the type of forest in background. Photo probably taken at Prairie Creek (now in Redwoods NP) where coastal Roosevelt Elk are still present today. Elk in Sequoia NP were introduced to the lower Middle Fork Kaweah region early in last century and did not survive beyond the 1920s -- not good habitat for grasslands animals. Point is that Tule Elk are not mountain animals.
Enjoyed comments about Ellsworth's book; have a copy on my sequoia shelf here.
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