My tag was for the Saguache/Bonanza area southwest of Salida. I chose the Cochetopa Hills over by North Pass--farthest place in the game area from the Front Range.
It's really pretty over there but I got skunked. Again. All I left were footprints, all I took were photos. All I came home with was a body sore from walking.
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Pretty little park up near 10K elevation ringed by bare aspen
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Dawn in the Cochetopa Hills, as seen from my feet after getting an early start
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Looking east from up high in the late afternoon twilight, the Sangre de Cristo faintly visible on the far horizon
The sad fact I came home with is that I really don't know much about hunting big game. I kind of think I'm like a flycaster throwing dries in the winter--too ignorant to know how futile my efforts even are.
Oh well, nice hikes in the mountains. Lots of looking and listening.
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