After doing some chronograph testing late this morning, I headed up to some higher country for a wander. Found the road had been reopened, and modified my plan just a little. I decided to walk a circuit I've done a few times before, and see if I could find some wildlife.
The little pond being full was a good sign. And behind it I started seeing a lot of deer tracks running up and down the draw.
Unfortunately, I had the wind behind me, and I ended up bumping some does on the far side of the Aspen Grove.
I cut up onto the ridge to the left, to see if I could get eyes back on them, and maybe get my scent blowing slightly ahead of them (the draw curves to the left) and then head them off.
Beautiful views up there.
I worked along the ridge to try and cut them off. The plan worked, but the wind has changed. I got the binoculars on them, but before I could make camera phone lens and the binocular connect correctly, they'd had enough and took off over the far ridge. Some faster than others.
Next time I'll reverse the loop as the wind seems pretty consistent. But after reaching the point where the ridge, the draw, and an old logging road connect, I bumped a young Buck, and decided to take a break.
I took the new G20, the older Fallkniven A1, and a set of Nikon Monarchs. Along with a whole bunch of just-in-case stuff, some water and food.
There's some thick forest on the far side of the ridge, but the old logging road is mostly still clear. Except for patches of blow down. This is an area that needs more exploring.
Once that logging road ended, I took the easy way back down.
But I did stop along the way to finally find a spring I'd seen on the map. It appears to have been improved at some point. Which is nice to know.
I'll be back to this spot, and do it in reverse so the wind doesn't
blow my cover.