Deer & elk usually bedded down in the shade mid day.....
even warm at 9000' this time of year
Game wants some rain too !
Nice, that's some pretty good elevations your riding at for sure.
I have rode some ATV's here in the Appalachians where I live, some places are straight up, but our elevations are 6000 feet on down. I have seen my ATV digging with all four wheels wondering if I was going to make it up the mountainside, our mountains are different here than yours.
