The Park Rangers and Office Staff keep telling us how they didn’t get a lot of snow pack this year. . .and how dry everything is going to be. . .so we wanted to go up into the park while there was still a lot of snow on the ground.
We headed straight for the summit. . .
They’ve been closing Trail Ridge Road off and on. . .
so this guy is up on the mountain. . .ready for duty
This cow elk was boogying across the tundra. . .
about an hour’s drive to the summit. . .11,796 feet. . .
where everything was still closed. . .hmmmm?
where there was plenty of snow. . .temps about 55* (not bad). . .but wind gusts at about 50 mph. . .you just couldn’t stand to be out there. . .seriously. . .
a view of Fall River Road. . .all gravel, one way road. . .from the bottom to the top. . .
a road which the Beast will never, ever travel. . .we may take a jeep tour though. . .driven by a professional. . .thank you very much!
We want to see the rest of the park. . .all the way over to Grand Lake. . .
but we are thinking, that since we have all summer. . .
we’ll hold off until the weather warms up a wee bit. . .
cold weather folk we are not!
We have a busy Memorial Day Weekend coming up. . .park is full. . .and although we are not scheduled to work. . .of course we will pitch in. . .and our friend Brenda and hubby Jimmy are coming up from Denver to spend the weekend. . .so it’s going to be great. . .
Check us out on Janice and Dave’s FaceBook where we’ve been posting lots of awesome photos of all the amazing wildlife. . .love it!
Talk to you after the holiday. . .enjoy!
Our internet is very, very slow. . .not complaining mind you. . .
just saying that I have been trying to get this posted for almost a week. . .
Finally succeeded!
I thought I had you figured out about why you like snow (as in going to the summit while there was still snow) ...because your Texans! But then you blew that theory out of the water when you said you don't like cold. It must be just the novelty of snow. Am I right? LOL Trust you had a great weekend with your friends from Denver.
ReplyDeleteOh goodness. . .I'm not sure I can even explain our compulsion to go up there, but I'll try. . .LOL. . .(I did get quite a kick out of your comment.)
DeleteAs you know from traveling, the snow covered mountain peaks are just gorgeous. . .and we are overlooking four of them from our campsite. . .however, the rangers are saying that ALL of the snow is going to melt. . .which, although still beautiful, just means brown mountains. . .so we decided we needed to see them up close and personal before the summer crowds arrived.
What we didn't realize (being from Texas) ha ha. . .was once you get above the tree line. . .the winds are ferocious. . .wow. . .we bundled up for the cold. . .but just was not prepared for the winds.
As our friend from Denver explained. . .try to never go above the tree line. . .and yes, we did have a wonderful weekend with them. . .as I'm sure you have enjoyed your time with your kiddos. . .travel safe!