The main place to see the deer is at the Eagle River Park. The woods behind the park creates a natural shelter for the deer due to it being a thick with cedar and other types of underbrush. The cedar provides some protection from the elements and also provides food for the deer (it looks like the cedars in the area are trimmed to a certain height – it’s actually the deer who do it and make it look so nice!). The local sportsman club also feeds the deer in this location, providing a little extra help to the population.

It’s a tradition to go see the deer at least once a year. We went in April and the deer were still roaming around.

This one looks like he’s saying, “What are you lookin’ at??”

Once the snow is low enough, the deer leave and go back to their usual home. When the snow returns, they travel back. I can’t help but wonder how far they travel to this wintering spot.

NOTE: Just a few more pictures from April (I didn’t take too many pictures this winter at all) and Monday I start with current pics :)

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One of our first visits was to the Rose Cemetery in Rockland. It is so overgrown that the gravestones blended into the surroundings. The ground cover was so thick that we had to be careful with each step. Cemeteries sometimes have depressions in the ground and a sprained ankle would have put a damper on the rest of the day.

Shortly after entering the cemetery, a doe fled up the hill and then stopped. She was maybe only 40 feet away from us. She stood there, watching our every move.

Our first thought was that her fawn was in the area, but we didn’t see anything. I decided to step a little closer and she finally ran away a little bit up a hill. She only went a few more feet and then stopped again. For the rest of the time, she watched us.

I wish I had a zoom lens to get a little closer of a shot. Her tan coat was so pretty against the green of the forest. I’m still wondering why she just stood there.

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