Last night I traveled back from Phoenix to our lodge in Greer and encountered snow from Payson on up. The trip took a bit longer, with decreased visibility, snow on the road, and for a distance following a snow plow, though slow, was nice to have a guide.
In the morning, the back lawn at the lodge looked like their had been a bit of activity with lots of tracks.
This evening, Zella and I headed up to the East Fork Road for a walk. It is amazing how she can sense animals long before I can. She stopped dead in her tracks and was gazing across the road and then I was delighted by a large herd of elk. In the distance were gunshots, but these magnificent animals were busy pawing through the snow for food, seeming to know they were safe from hunters this close to civilization. Zella parked in the snow, sat still, gazing at them, as did I, until I was getting too cold. Within 30 minutes of getting back to the lodge, Zella growled and barked while we were in the office. Not even able to see, she knew something was outside. We went to the back door and quietly stepped outside to see a herd of elk down in the meadow, not 10 feet from the back yard. We kept an eye on each other for a few minutes and then Zella and I went in so they could continue to forage in peace.
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