The Rocky Mountains National Park

Today, we are headed to the Rocky Mountains National Park.

Image: A bridge over the Colorado River near the Baker / Bowen Gulch Trailhead
Image: A bridge over the Colorado River near the Baker / Bowen Gulch Trailhead
Image: A puddle near the Baker / Bowen Gulch Trailhead
Image: A puddle near the Baker / Bowen Gulch Trailhead
Image: A log across the Colorado River near the Colorado River Trailhead
Image: A log across the Colorado River near the Colorado River Trailhead
Image: A view from the Farview Curve of the Trail Ridge Road
Image: A view from the Farview Curve of the Trail Ridge Road
Image: The Poudre Lake as seen from the Ute Trailhead
Image: The Poudre Lake as seen from the Ute Trailhead
Image: The Poudre Lake as seen from near the Ute Trailhead
Image: The Poudre Lake as seen from near the Ute Trailhead
Image: A White Marsh Marigold by the Ute Trail
Image: A White Marsh Marigold by the Ute Trail
Image: A view from the Medicine Bow Curve of the Trail Ridge Road
Image: A view from the Medicine Bow Curve of the Trail Ridge Road
Image: A view of the Fall River from the Alpine Visitor Center
Image: A view of the Fall River from the Alpine Visitor Center
Image: A view from the end of the Alpine Ridge Trail
Image: A view from the end of the Alpine Ridge Trail
Image: A view of the Ute Trail and an adjacent reservoir from the Gore Range Overlook; there is fifty-odd mule deers grazing on the meadow below that can be spotted in the middle of the picture.
Image: A view of the Ute Trail and an adjacent reservoir from the Gore Range Overlook; there is fifty-odd mule deers grazing on the meadow below that can be spotted in the middle of the picture.
Image: An elk taking some rest near the Lava Cliffs overlook
Image: An elk taking some rest near the Lava Cliffs overlook
Image: An elk love triangle near the Lava Cliffs overlook
Image: An elk love triangle near the Lava Cliffs overlook
Image: A view of the Azure (above) and Inkwell (below) lakes from the Rock Cut overlook
Image: A view of the Azure (above) and Inkwell (below) lakes from the Rock Cut overlook
Image: The Hidden Valley Visitor Center
Image: The Hidden Valley Visitor Center
Image: The Hidden Valley Creek
Image: The Hidden Valley Creek
Image: A plank trail to the Beaver Ponds
Image: A plank trail to the Beaver Ponds
Image: The Hidden Valley Creek as seen from the Beaver Ponds
Image: The Hidden Valley Creek as seen from the Beaver Ponds
Image: The Hidden Valley Creek as seen from the Beaver Ponds
Image: The Hidden Valley Creek as seen from the Beaver Ponds
Image: A view from the Moraine Park Discovery Center
Image: A view from the Moraine Park Discovery Center
Image: The Bear Lake as seen from the Bear Lake Trail
Image: The Bear Lake as seen from the Bear Lake Trail
Image: The Bear Lake as seen from the Bear Lake Trail
Image: The Bear Lake as seen from the Bear Lake Trail

Our next stop will be the Grand Teton National Park.

Written on July 22, 2016