There’s nothing better than a day out on the town. Spending a day window shopping can have relaxing effects, and that apparently goes for wild elk as well. They might have accidentally wondered into the shopping district of Estes Park, Colorado, but the way they were confidently walking down the sidewalk… it sure made it look like they were doing it intentionally. In case you didn’t know, Estes Park is considered to be the “Elk Capital of the World.” It’s estimated that over 280,000 elk live in Colorado, which is enough to give the state the honor of housing the largest concentrated population of elk in the world. Believe it or not, that many elk bring in tourists from all over the planet, particularly to the Estes Park area. So it’s practically a guarantee to see elk there if you were to visit, and the people in this video really got a close-up encounter with the area’s elk population. The National Park Service recommends that tourists stay at least 25 yards away from what they call non-dangerous animals (that extends to 50 yards for animals like bears and wolves), but it doesn’t look like these people had much of a choice keeping their distance. This mother and her little one were walking through the middle of town whether people liked it or not. Obviously, a mother traveling with her calf can lead to some tense moments. Often times, a mom will be on high-alert if she’s trying to protect her baby, so it really wasn’t smart for these people to stand so close to the elk as they walked on by. But as far as we know from this clip, the pair of elk just passed through and didn’t bother anyone. It just looked a little weird seeing wild elk walk around town and come so close to humans that were standing by the storefronts: