Hangin' with Grandma

We decided to get out of the house today and go explore Cache Valley.  It was the first day we have seen sun for awhile and decided to head up into the mountains to see if there were any elk at Hardware Ranch.  We headed out mid-morning so we could stop at Quent's favorite restaurant in Logan for breakfast/lunch before heading up the canyon. 

We made it up to Hardware Ranch about 1:30 p.m.  There were close to 150 elk already in the winter feeding area with many more expected.  Unfortunately it wasn't open for the season yet so we were only to see the elk from the road. It was a great day for wildlife viewing, we saw some deer, elk, wild turkeys, a bald eagle, tundra swans, a dead mountain lion (recently hunted I might ad), not to mention our resident squirrel feeding in our bird feeder.