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My buddy Vlad sent me some incredible shots he took of a large herd of elk near Deer Lodge, Montana just before the Thanksgiving holiday.  He played it kinda cool, but the fact is, you don't run across herds like this every day... BTW, before you ask, although elk were in season that day, much to Vlad's ...

As I mentioned in my previous update, between an accumulation of both work and personal issues, I had gotten pretty stressed out by mid-June and was planning to take some time off.  Unfortunately, with no one to help out, I couldn't really completely walk away from work for any extended time.  The best I'd be able to do would ...