Back early, no elk for me this year. I normally hunt in September and all my spots are between 10K and timberline. Too much crunchy snow up there, over a foot in many places and loud, Plus in two days of looking around not much fresh sign, it looked like they had dropped down lower. I did get some decent hikes in though, eight miles a day in snow wears me out. The ankle held up better than I thought it would, so planning for next year now.
