Today (Monday) we drove over to Rocky Mountain National Park. We had a picnic in Endo Valley first and then drove up the one way windy road all the way up to the top to Alpine Visitor's Center. It was 11,796 feet that we climbed. The one-way road was gravel nearly the whole way and it was really creepy because it felt like you could fall off the edge of the cliff at any second. It was kinda nerve wracking and especially so because there were no guard rails to protect us as we drove. We drove the long 9 miles up to the top and along the way, we stopped several times for many photo ops. The views were breathtaking and the scenery, just simply gorgeous. We were also fortunate to drive upon a herd of Elk as we descended back down the mountain, which was also very cool.
VELO: We saw the Alluvial Fan as we drove by, but there were no parking spots left so we had to see it from the car. It was really neat to see--thanks for telling me about it. We may try to go back sometime this week and get a closer look since our park ticket is good until Aug. 2.
2 comments:
Great family picture! Looks like one for the Christmas card! :)
Great photos.....sounds like an awesome vacay
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