DianaT
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Rocky Mountain National Park
One of the 5 National Parks we visited on this last trip was the Rocky Mountain National Park. We have been in that area a number of times, but the
Trail Ridge Road though the park has been closed! It is a narrow, windy road that goes up over 12000 feet.
This time we got lucky --- it was open! However, since we were not very happy with the scenic pictures we took, we wanted to return to the top the
next day, but the snows came and closed it down!
It is dificult to capture the massive and magnificent vistas, and the turnouts are few--- so it really is something one must see in person. Since we
could not return, here are a couple of pictures we took the first day.
The road
Above the tree line
Just some of the magnificent views
A tiny resident
A few flying residents.
The grand masters of rocky terrain
And it was almost the end of the rut
Quite a harem this guy collected
Lost part of an antler, but oh well, it will all fall off anyway
Nasty little bugs!
And back down in Estes Park, there were hundreds of Elk on the golf course --- several groups that seemed to be co-existing at this time. This young
guy thought he might do one last seasonal challenge to another male, but he was ignored---- I love the sound of the elk bugle
This mom was rather annoyed ---- she kept moving away as she was obviously trying to wean this big baby
And while we watch cows and other animals have no problem with birds landing on them, this lady did not want to be bothered by this magpie
Thanks for looking and we highly reccomend this park. We will return --- maybe as we just keep finding too many places we have not visited.
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Maron
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WOW, super photos. Thanks for sharing.
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DianaT
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Thank you --
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How'd the little one take it all ... one traveling dog .. WOOF !!
we used to travel with our's too 
[Edited on 11-16-2015 by wessongroup]
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DianaT
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Quote: Originally posted by wessongroup  | How'd the little one take it all ... one traveling dog .. WOOF !!
we used to travel with our's too
[Edited on 11-16-2015 by wessongroup] |
Tommy Dog enjoys the travel and the camping. We have to help him up and down the camper steps and in and out of the truck. While he really can't
hear the squirrels any more and his eye sight is going, he sure can smell them and loves to camp around the squirrels. He will be 14 in a couple of
weeks and we just wish we could turn back the clock. He is still our fur baby.
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Beautiful! I imagine those are Bristlecones or Limber Pines at treeline?
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DianaT
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Thanks
I don't know about the Limber Pines, but from what I read, I don't think there are any Bristlecones. The road that climbs up there has few turnouts
for looking closely and we did not too any hiking --- really cold, windy and weather was comining in.
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Diana T;
Love the pictures. For years we spent 2 weeks every summer at the in-laws cabin in Estes Park..
Brings back many memories of when our kids were young.
Elk walking through town, etc etc
They have a great hiking trail system also... culminating in the Longs Peak hike.... to 14,000 plus feet !!
Thanks for bringing back good memories
Alan From San Diego
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Great trip pix, Diana.
My favorites are the mud pots, maybe because they are also my favorites in real life.
Thanks for sharing.
Nena
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| Quote: Originally posted by Natalie Ann | Great trip pix, Diana.
My favorites are the mud pots, maybe because they are also my favorites in real life.
Thanks for sharing.
Nena |
So good to see you around here! Thanks, and yes, the mud pots are just neat.
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DianaT
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| Quote: Originally posted by Natalie Ann | Great trip pix, Diana.
My favorites are the mud pots, maybe because they are also my favorites in real life.
Thanks for sharing.
Nena |
So good to see you around here! Thanks, and yes, the mud pots are just neat.
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It looks as though they could use some apex predators.
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