It has been a dry and hot summer. I'd make sure there are water sources handy. Elk will travel quite a long way to water and if there is a good source around you can bet they will hit it at some point. Travel routes between bedding sites in heavy dark timber and water are good places to set up. I like to hunt the areas where aspens and pines come together. Elk will feed in the aspens and bed in the shade in the pines. Find an area with aspens, pines and water and go from there. Deep and steep canyons with scrub oak can be good too but can be kind of hard to hunt. I know an area that has a lot of scrub oak and closed off logging roads. I have taken several elk just quietly walking the roads and glassing the hillsides.