We aren’t even running the ac anymore – just windows open and sometimes the fan on in the middle of the day. I am trying to wean myself off noise at night so I can hear the rain, wind, and other sounds of nature. The aspen leaves have been falling like rain today. Monday nights are burger nights at True Grit Cafe – $6 for burger and side. We were going to grill some over the weekend and a lb. of hamburger was $7 and a pack of buns were $5, so we made the decision to wait for burger night tonight. Cheaper and don’t have to clean up. After our meal, (first time we ate upstairs – out on the balcony) we went
elk hunting again on the Double RL Ranch. They weren’t there – this time we had the spotting scope and good binoculars. I thought I heard one bugle, but we didn’t see any so we rode further down the road and guess what!

Elk! -closer to the road, not on RL’s land. One might bull with his harem. Watched them for awhile, then road back to RL’s pullout. It was almost dark, but I heard one bugle and started looking. I spotted two just out of an aspen grove, but it was so dark, we couldn’t take anymore pictures. Fun, fun, fun. Then home for the evening, hoping a deer or elk wouldn’t jump out in front of us.
Pictures from yesterday of the rain/snow in between rain showers. Mount Sneffels is the tallest at over 14,000 feet.
And this is our view every day. God is good.