Grreat Smoky Mtn National Park

Two from the last two trips to the area. The elk was in a field just out of Cherokee and the bear(with 3 cubs) was in the Cades Cove loop. Last two trips, I have seen 5 elk and 10 bears. Great time with the camera. Comments/critique welcome.

Honestly, the pic of the bear is much sharper than it appears here. I had to go down to quality of 20 to meet the size requirements. Am I doing something wrong in the resizing?

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