Rocky Mountain National Park!

After a fun lunch with Jeanette (a DC colleague) and her 3 kids near Salt Lake City and the Wahsatch Mtns, with an overnight in Rock Springs, WY (windy!), we made it to Estes Park, CO.

Great cottage right on Big Thomson River, with active hummingbirds!




Wow! We got 2 miles high today! Fall River entrance to Trail Ridge Road. Lots of scenic turnoffs and short hikes. Truly “the highway in the sky.” See for yourself.




Saw marmots, chipmunks, and 4 adult elk in the meadow. Then saw 2 male elk just eating along the side of the road in town. Oy!




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