Elk Archery Hunt

This year Kevin went archery hunting and he invited our enthusiastic nephew to go with him. We all went up to Boulder Mountain together and stayed for the weekend and then I took our kids home since they had school. Our kids hunted Saturday with their dad. Kevin and Matt stayed for the week and had a few opportunities to get an elk. One was so close that an unseen tree was in the way and the elk was missed by just an inch.
They also had the experience of a tree nearly falling on them. They heard a loud crack and wondered what it was, and only 10 feet ahead of them a tree fell. Kevin said Matt did great with a spooked horse.
I drove back up the next weekend and the trip ended with Kevin's horse getting spooked while walking down a steep incline. Kevin was pushed off the horse from tree branches and landed on rocks. His pack padded his back but he had some bruises and cuts on his hands. We packed up camp and decided the trip was a success! There were plenty of stories to tell when we got home, even without getting an elk.