We now leave Denver and head to the Rocky Mountain National Park. All the way up we had beautiful views of the mountains and the snow at the top.
Once we entered the park, we had to decide what to see. There are so many trails and interesting sites, it was hard to limit what we would do. With only one day and the Gopher, our options were a little limited. We decided to start with a short hike up to the Alberta Falls. It was certainly worth it. The falls at the top were beautiful.
We left the falls and had another lunch in the car of peanut butter crackers and
Pringles, I think if the Goose has to eat another peanut butter cracker, she may protest. We decided to take the Trail Ridge road that goes over the top of the mountains. We stopped along the way for a photo op.
We stopped at another spot that had a short trail out to a beautiful overlook. We got to see a yellow-bellied marmot up close.
At the next stop there were elk just off the road. There was also a large area of snow just up the hill. Daddy took the Goose and Bear to check it out. They came back very cold and decided they needed to put pants on before the next stop.
Further down the road, we found another patch of snow just off the road. Now with pants on they could enjoy it a little better.
At the top of the Ridge was a visitors center and cafe. It's hard to believe that the snow is still this thick in the middle of July.
Across from the visitors center was a trail that led up to another overlook. Because there were a lot of stairs, the Gopher and I stayed at the bottom. This wasn't the highest we made it, but it was close.
On the way down from the Visitor's center we saw an elk cross the road. The question does arise, why did the elk cross the road...I'll let you fill in your own answers. After leaving the park we had a long drive to our next hotel in
Silverthorn. We ate a light lunch at the cafe in the late afternoon, so we didn't eat dinner until 10:00pm. Each night the Gopher would get a little
delirious and laugh
histarically at just about anything. We're not sure if it was due to the high altitude, lack of oxygen or just frustration from being in the car for so long. But whatever the cause it was hilarious. We were only able to capture a little of it, but it went on almost every day of the trip.
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We now leave Denver and head to the Rocky Mountain National Park. All the way up we had beautiful views of the mountains and the snow at the top.
Once we entered the park, we had to decide what to see. There are so many trails and interesting sites, it was hard to limit what we would do. With only one day and the Gopher, our options were a little limited. We decided to start with a short hike up to the Alberta Falls. It was certainly worth it. The falls at the top were beautiful.
We left the falls and had another lunch in the car of peanut butter crackers and Pringles, I think if the Goose has to eat another peanut butter cracker, she may protest. We decided to take the Trail Ridge road that goes over the top of the mountains. We stopped along the way for a photo op.
We stopped at another spot that had a short trail out to a beautiful overlook. We got to see a yellow-bellied marmot up close. 
At the next stop there were elk just off the road. There was also a large area of snow just up the hill. Daddy took the Goose and Bear to check it out. They came back very cold and decided they needed to put pants on before the next stop.
Further down the road, we found another patch of snow just off the road. Now with pants on they could enjoy it a little better. 
At the top of the Ridge was a visitors center and cafe. It's hard to believe that the snow is still this thick in the middle of July.
Across from the visitors center was a trail that led up to another overlook. Because there were a lot of stairs, the Gopher and I stayed at the bottom. This wasn't the highest we made it, but it was close.
On the way down from the Visitor's center we saw an elk cross the road. The question does arise, why did the elk cross the road...I'll let you fill in your own answers. After leaving the park we had a long drive to our next hotel in Silverthorn. We ate a light lunch at the cafe in the late afternoon, so we didn't eat dinner until 10:00pm. Each night the Gopher would get a little delirious and laugh histarically at just about anything. We're not sure if it was due to the high altitude, lack of oxygen or just frustration from being in the car for so long. But whatever the cause it was hilarious. We were only able to capture a little of it, but it went on almost every day of the trip.
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