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Elk Crashes Store, Spreads Joy in Estes Park

7/19/2025

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An unexpected visitor brought joy to shoppers at The Sweatshirt Center in Estes Park, Colorado, as an elk strolled into the store not once, but twice! Owners Elsa and Ralph delighted in the laughter of customers, who compared the elk's antics to a tourist on a souvenir hunt. Estes Park proudly wears the crown as the "elk capital of the world."

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Story summary

An unexpected visitor brought joy to shoppers at The Sweatshirt Center in Estes Park, Colorado, as an elk strolled into the store not once, but twice! Owners Elsa and Ralph delighted in the laughter of customers, who compared the elk's antics to a tourist on a souvenir hunt. Estes Park proudly wears the crown as the "elk capital of the world."