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Show Hardware Ranch sleighrides begin This is the time of year for sleigh rides, but visitors to the Division of Wildlife Resources Re-sources Hardware Ranch will have to wait until at least January 7 before that unique attraction becomes available to the public. Speculative plans indicated that the popular sleigh rides to watch the feeding elk herd ' at Hardware Ranch would have begun by this time, but the whims of Mother Nature caused a change in plans and a delay in a starting date for the rides. First it was a lark of adequate snow that delayed the sleigh rides. Then, just about the time there was enough snow, an additional number of elk moved into the feeding area causing Division personnel to hold off again on the sleigh rides until the new elk in the area become acclim-. acclim-. ated to the idea of having " people around. Division personnel indicate that there are now in excess of 600 elk at the Hardware Ranch feeding station, and if present conditions persist, the sleigh ride program will begin January 7. The only variable now seems to be snow conditions. condi-tions. The Hardware Ranch facility, facili-ty, which is located just a short ride up Blacksmith Fork Canyon, provides sleigh rides from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on other week days. The Ranch Visitor Center is open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. |