"Large Bison at Rocky Mountain Arsenal" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,988-acre National Wildlife Refuge located adjacent to Commerce City, Colorado. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of downtown Denver. The facility is on the grounds of the former Rocky Mountain Arsenal, a United States Army chemical weapons manufacturing facility. The site was designated a national wildlife refuge in 1992 by the United States Congress, and underwent a costly environmental cleanup in order to remove pollutants. The refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. More than 330 species of wildlife inhabit the refuge, including raptors, deer, raccoons, coyotes, white pelicans, black-footed ferrets, black-tailed prairie dogs, and bison. This huge bull American Bison was watching the process as I photograph him at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. There is a small herd that is free on the north side of the refuge. A couple of the bulls are enormous. I love letting them live free so close in the Denver metropolitan area. It fulfills my heart to see these animals free and not in danger from hunters and people or vehicles. If you have never been to the refuge you shoulds check it out. There is a wildlife drive and also a number of hiking trails. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Rocky Mountain Arsenal information at www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky_mountain_arsenal/ Check out my Website at www.TraildogArtisans.com Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TraildogartisansDenver/ -------------------------------------------------------------- #RockyMountainArsenal #TraildogArtisans #bison #buffalo #CaryLeppert #colorado #Denver #Refuge #wildlife #myanimalworld #WildlifePlanet #Destination_wild #wildlifeonearth #WildGeography #ColoradoOutdoors #ViewsFromColorado #JJ_Colorado #coloradopure #coloradountamed #viewcolorado #coloradoactivities #coloradoinstagram #look303 #outtherecolorado #natural_colorado #lovelivingincolorado #Colorado! #OutThereColorado #ColoradoCameraClub #ColoradoLive (at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge)