{"id":7748,"date":"2017-12-22T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=7748"},"modified":"2021-10-01T05:30:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:30:31","slug":"the-elk-on-golds-bluff-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=7748","title":{"rendered":"The Elk on Golds Bluff Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Where the Pacific ocean meets the start of the Redwood forest<\/strong> is a sliver of land where the mighty elk call home.<\/p>\n<p>Golds Bluff Beach.<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=7750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504441702&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC02472\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DSC02472\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?w=6000&amp;ssl=1 6000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?resize=684%2C456&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?resize=336%2C224&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02472.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/><strong>My tired body<\/strong> makes it&#8217;s way toward the soothing sound of ocean waves, I find a lean-to shelter left by another wanderer where I take comfort inside.<\/p>\n<p>I have a book to read, the salty air to breathe, and the comfort of Nature all around me.<\/p>\n<p>The elk pay no mind to the newest member of the herd.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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