Man 3 post in from a new guy who lives near the unit asking for help. That's a rough intro to the community.
I glanced at your other 3 post and while better written then the above, there's not much info to go on.
As a new hunter, I can tell you it's a daunting task to start from scratch to hunting elk in the mountains. If you're serious about making the most of a difficult to draw tag, hire a guide. If you want to go out and enjoy some of Gods country and simply have fun then perhaps solo. You'll learn at a much faster pace and greatly increase your odds with a guide, but I get it, that's not for everyone.
As newbie hunter, what's your back country experience level...hiking, camping fishing off the road? What's your age and fitness level? If you don't already have some level of experience here you've doubled your difficulty and bordering into a safety issue. You must know your limits regardless of how you do this hunt.
Lastly, you're not going to see many responses here when you come over as a new guy and ask for help. This site and several others are flush with new guys asking for help this time of year.
I'd advise getting a subscription to a mapping app such as onX and studying that along with Google maps and earth. Look for the big 3; cover, food and water. From there, form a plan to put boots on the ground. You're lucky as you're very close to the unit. Once in the unit, plan a solid day just to drive around and get the lay of the land. From there, start pin pointing places you want to dig deeper into and plan some hikes. Look for high vantage points that are on the road or close to where you can glass a long ways just help get familiar with the area.
Lastly, elk hunting especially solo is not what you see on YouTube. You must learn to embrace the suck, it's part of the game.
Best of luck.
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