That’s our car on the way up the mountains.
Estes Park is at the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park. We stopped at a visitor's center and thought the view was already spectacular. This was at 7,500 feet.
On the climb up, there were plenty of opportunities to pull off for what appeared to be great pictures. Every time we stopped, it was better than the last stop.
We finally made it to the top at 12,500 feet. We both had some trouble breathing and feeling light headed. The drive up was a little scary too. No guard rails; there was no room for swinging out of the lane on to a shoulder. There was no shoulder.
This visit was breath taking. Imagine standing in snow in June. I've only been to one other park, Glacier National Park in 1989. This was just as spectacular.
We stopped for our dinner back at the visitor's center and the dinner was fantastic. Unfortunately, to get to the restaurant it involves going through a gift shop packed with everything you would like to bring home. I've already started my Christmas shopping!
On the way down, we caught sight of many deer, I think they are deer. This one was rather large. We couldn't get it to look at us for a picture.
We finally settled into our room at Estes Park. Our hotel certainly fits the flavor of the area. Our room has two entrances with a balcony and it's big. Lots of space.
This is a place I will definitely revisit. In two days, we will be staying on the other side of the National Park in Hot Sulphur Springs. When we revisit, we'll drive the van here so there's lots of room to bring things home. This morning, while still in Ft. Collins, we stopped at Walmart and purchased a huge orange suitcase to pack all of those extra things for the trip home.
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