We had a beautiful view of Longs Peak from our motorhome parked in Elk Meado RV Park in Estes Park, Colorado. On our first day we just relaxed, did some shopping, tasting some Colorado wines and reviewing the information we had on Rocky Mountain National Park.
On Sunday we went hiking in Wild Basin with old Winnebago days friends Dan and Karen Gust who live in Longmont, CO. Dan is a great outdoorsman and knows this area very well. After a great picnic at the trailhead we hiked about a mile to a beautiful waterfall. The hike was filled with great conversation catching up on each others lives. Then we retired to the motorhome for dinner and more conversation.
Our plans for a visit from Boulder friends Jim and Angie Walker, Beloin didn't work out so we took a drive on Trail Ridge Road. The road reaches an altitude of over 12,000 feet and offers some incredible views of the Rocky Mountains. We continued down the other side and had a nice relaxing picnic at Beaver Ponds where we watched a herd of Elk feeding in the meadow.
Then we returned over the Trail Ridge Road to the east side of the park. Saw another herd of Elk near the top. We visited the Alluvial Fan created by a flood in the 1980s. We also searched the hills looking for Bighorn Sheep and were only able to spot a couple at the very top of the rocks.
Tuesday morning I went out early in the morning, in the rain, and took some photos. When the rain let up a bit I took a hike to Emerald Lake. What a beautiful part of the world. Mary and I then had a picnic at Endovalley.
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