Scouting Time

The grass above 9,000 feet is just now starting to sprout and go to seed. I know this because I live at 9,300 feet and I only have to look in my back yard to verify this. Intel from around Gilpin county tells me that the elk are moving up higher, so scouting time starts now. The only real bummer is that my access to Elk Park has been curtailed by some new gates locked on Apex hill. Not only is it time to scout, but it is also time to find a new (non-trespassing) route from my house to James Peak...