THE GREAT 2016 COLORADO ADVENTURE!
Summer, 2016: We headed west to visit Harrison and Heidi in Colorado, and to see Rocky Mountain National Park!
Pick a topic of interest from the list below, sit back and enjoy! Photos in each gallery are in chronological order unless otherwise noted.
Pick a topic of interest from the list below, sit back and enjoy! Photos in each gallery are in chronological order unless otherwise noted.
Hike: Alberta Falls - Glacier Gorge - Mills Lake
Some of the larger waterfalls in the park are found in Glacier Gorge. We hiked by Alberta Falls and Glacier Falls on our way up to Mills Lake, which is at about 10,000 ft.
Hike: Exploring the Alpine Crest
The alpine crest is a fragile and unique tundra ecosystem. There is more protected tundra in RMNP than anywhere else in North America, and we explored only a tiny bit of it...
Hikes: Bear Lake - Dream Lake - Emerald Lake and Lake Haiyaha
In Tyndall Gorge are four beautiful lakes -- Bear Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake and Lake Haiyaha; tough to decide which is the most beautiful!
Hike: Fern Falls & Fern Lake
In the upper reaches of the Moraine Park section of RMNP are Fern Falls and Fern Lake...and the names aptly describe these hidden oases...
Hike: Mount Chapin
Mount Chapin straddles the tree-line, topping out at just over 12,000 feet. We hiked from the trailhead on Old Fall River Road about halfway to the summit...
Auto Tour: The Old Fall River Road
The Fall River Road was the original way across the park. Today, what remains of it is a gravel road that climbs from Estes Park to the Alpine Visitor Center.
Hike & Auto Tour: Poudre Lake & Grand Lake
On the western side of the park is the Cache la Poudre River, which has its origins in Poudre Lake, at the Continental Divide. We also saw Grand Lake, west of the Divide...
Auto Tour: Estes Park at Sunset
On the evening we arrived, we explored the Horseshoe Park area of RMNP, just west of the village of Estes Park, and enjoyed the sunset...
Auto Tour: Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road is the more modern replacement for Fall River Road, and is also the highest continuously paved road in the continental U.S. -- here's our journey, cross-park...
Wildlife
We saw all manner of critters during our visit, from the smallest to the mightiest...
Panoramas
To say that Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park has grand vistas is a gross understatement. Take a look...
People
And, just for the record, a few pix of us having fun in the park...
Some of the larger waterfalls in the park are found in Glacier Gorge. We hiked by Alberta Falls and Glacier Falls on our way up to Mills Lake, which is at about 10,000 ft.
Hike: Exploring the Alpine Crest
The alpine crest is a fragile and unique tundra ecosystem. There is more protected tundra in RMNP than anywhere else in North America, and we explored only a tiny bit of it...
Hikes: Bear Lake - Dream Lake - Emerald Lake and Lake Haiyaha
In Tyndall Gorge are four beautiful lakes -- Bear Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake and Lake Haiyaha; tough to decide which is the most beautiful!
Hike: Fern Falls & Fern Lake
In the upper reaches of the Moraine Park section of RMNP are Fern Falls and Fern Lake...and the names aptly describe these hidden oases...
Hike: Mount Chapin
Mount Chapin straddles the tree-line, topping out at just over 12,000 feet. We hiked from the trailhead on Old Fall River Road about halfway to the summit...
Auto Tour: The Old Fall River Road
The Fall River Road was the original way across the park. Today, what remains of it is a gravel road that climbs from Estes Park to the Alpine Visitor Center.
Hike & Auto Tour: Poudre Lake & Grand Lake
On the western side of the park is the Cache la Poudre River, which has its origins in Poudre Lake, at the Continental Divide. We also saw Grand Lake, west of the Divide...
Auto Tour: Estes Park at Sunset
On the evening we arrived, we explored the Horseshoe Park area of RMNP, just west of the village of Estes Park, and enjoyed the sunset...
Auto Tour: Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road is the more modern replacement for Fall River Road, and is also the highest continuously paved road in the continental U.S. -- here's our journey, cross-park...
Wildlife
We saw all manner of critters during our visit, from the smallest to the mightiest...
Panoramas
To say that Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park has grand vistas is a gross understatement. Take a look...
People
And, just for the record, a few pix of us having fun in the park...