Elk are beautiful animals and their antlers can reach proportions that seem to defy balance. There are places, like some golf courses, south entrance to the GSMNP, and the nothern reaches of Yellowstone where they gather around buildings and roads and they are ok to see in that setting but when you find a lone animal in the woods while on a hike and listen to him bugling you are mesmerized by them. This bull elk was a treat to watch from a safe distance for several minutes on a trail in Yellowstone.
