Colorado, from a New Yorker's point of view

Here are some pics of some animals I came across in Rocky Mountain National Park a few weeks ago.   I couldn’t really explore the park because the one main road has already been shutdown for the season.  I’m not sure what these things are, I guess they are Elk.  But what is the difference between Elk, Mouse, Reindeer, Caribou and large deer? 

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