Elk Summer

Elk Summer chronicles the author's experience as a field technician for an elk demographics study in Colorado's high country near Vail and Beaver Creek. Over the course of a summer she observes elk from above tree line during one-week intervals, often alone. This personal narrative follows...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frazier, Callae Mignon
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Iowa State University Digital Repository 2009
Subjects:
elk
Online Access:https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10631
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1631&context=etd
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Summary:Elk Summer chronicles the author's experience as a field technician for an elk demographics study in Colorado's high country near Vail and Beaver Creek. Over the course of a summer she observes elk from above tree line during one-week intervals, often alone. This personal narrative follows the chronology of the author's first field job interwoven with natural and personal history as a meditation on place and purpose.