A sign greeting us shortly after the hayfield past the Ranch property...I especially enjoy the "hang glider" portion!
Mild winter day today, so we decided to take a hike up the Trail Creek area past the hayfield to look for wildlife and take in the scenery!
In the hayfield, headed towards Trail Creek.
Wolf tracks just outside of the hayfield (which we found later, trekked through the hayfield, too) on our hiking trail.
A light snow swirling around us as we head up Trail Creek...
Calf elk track...Cow's (Momma's) tracks nearby but hard to see with the camera...we saw them earlier today above the hayfield, heading in the direction their tracks here were showing.
Wolf track (heading towards the Ranch). My boot print, women's size 9. From this impression, this wolf could be around 150lbs in size.
Packer's Gulch.
Heading home...
Somewhat difficult to see and emphasize because of the lighting today and the snow, but the tracks below me are the wolf tracks we followed that were headed towards the Ranch, cutting across the hayfield. You can see, from boot length to boot length, how long it's stride was as it travelled!
The wolf tracks heading into the hayfield.
A group of elk above the Ranch, opposite side, above the pastures.
Some blue sky trying to peek out behind the clouds this afternoon!
