Scouting Trip Disguised as a Family Vaction (Lots of Pics)

Come September I'm heading out to Colorado for an Elk hunt. I thought It would be a good idea to scout the area. I talked my wife into going out there and doing some hiking. It started off great nice sunny day to get some scouting, Whoops I mean hiking in. Then the rain came. It rained all night and into the morning. According to the forecast it was going to rain all day. I decided to pack up and leave it took me 3 1/2 hours to drive 10 miles in the grease also known as mud We madde out out in 1 peice.

This is the view on the way up.


This is the road heading back in.


The overview of the area we hunt.


Camp

A doe we ran into


These next pics are what we are looking for this fall but these cannot be hunted.




The nut scratcher


My truck

 

nice pics!
Nothing like the view of snowy mountain tops to recharge the batteries.

Keep us posted on your hunt...and Good Luck! (bowhunt I assume?)

 

Nice pics and good luck on the hunt

 

Awesome pics.. What were the temps like this time of year?

 

bz_711
yup it's a bowhunt.

upper 70's low's in the 40's

 

Great pics! Snow in June huh

 

Be careful elk hunting can be very addicting.

 

NICE!!!

 

I know I've been addicted since I was 15.

 

Spectacular pics, truly God's country..!!

 

Very nice pics, good luck this fall!!

 

Absolutely beautiful pictures. I hope you don't have to tackle too much of those mountains to get a good shot... man they were steep!

 

The best place to hunt is at the top. it takes about an hour to hike up there and yes it is steep.

 

Awesome pics!!

 

Great scenery.

 

Cool deal Dan-o...

I forget.. is it Colorado you usually go to when Elk hunting?

 

This is the place. 75% of my elk hunting career has been spent on this ridge.

 

now thats the way to do it