No trip to Colorado is ever complete without a trip to the Mountains. Saturday morning we got up and got ready to head to Rocky Mountain National Park. The kids had both been sick during the week, but they were troupers and wanted to come with Ashley and I so we packed up the car and headed up the mountain. Our first stop was Estes Park for a potty break. I didn't have a map with me and for some reason I thought that "hiking" would be a good idea and that I would find some spots. First, finding spots when I have no idea where I am going is not a good idea. Second, hiking when there is still snow in the mountains, not a good idea. Third, kids who are tired and have been sick do not want to walk much. We made our way around the park anyway looking for animals and such. We stopped at one place to walk on a path and take some pictures. When we first got out of the car and were walking around there were other people there as well, but shortly people started dispersing. At one point I looked up through these 2 mountains peaks and it looked so strange. I told Ashley to look at it. We just kind of stared. Maybe 10 minutes later we were blasted with rain and snow and blowing wind and were trying to beeline it for the car, cover our cameras, and carry the kids through the snow drifts. Lesson learned - if it looks strange in the sky and you are in the mountains there is a very good reason.
We drove around for a bit. I was looking for a place I had stopped before that had a waterfall type surrounding and I couldn't find it. I ended up driving up 10,000 feet up Trail Ridge Road until the road was closed. I have never driven up that far and do not care much for mountain driving. There are no railings on the side and one wrong move - poof - over the mountain you go. Ashley did enjoy the scenery up there though so it was worth the few minutes of anxiety. We did eventually find the spot I was looking for and had what we considered a little hike (not what anyone else probably would). It was a beautiful spot, but the we noticed the clouds and sky changing again and were not about to be caught up in another disturbance blowing through and headed back to the car. We headed into Estes Park and walked around town for a little bit going in and out of shops and stopped and ate. The kids were getting tired and so was I and it was time to head down the mountain. It was a good day for a quick outing and spontaneous stops and occurrences.
We drove around for a bit. I was looking for a place I had stopped before that had a waterfall type surrounding and I couldn't find it. I ended up driving up 10,000 feet up Trail Ridge Road until the road was closed. I have never driven up that far and do not care much for mountain driving. There are no railings on the side and one wrong move - poof - over the mountain you go. Ashley did enjoy the scenery up there though so it was worth the few minutes of anxiety. We did eventually find the spot I was looking for and had what we considered a little hike (not what anyone else probably would). It was a beautiful spot, but the we noticed the clouds and sky changing again and were not about to be caught up in another disturbance blowing through and headed back to the car. We headed into Estes Park and walked around town for a little bit going in and out of shops and stopped and ate. The kids were getting tired and so was I and it was time to head down the mountain. It was a good day for a quick outing and spontaneous stops and occurrences.
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