Peak to Peak Scenic & Historic Byway Rocky Mountain National Park

I landed in Denver, CO around 2PM…First things first, got the car and went to the local Wallly for grocery shopping. This is one shop I am sure will exist just about everywhere in the US! And guess what, I found a chipotle right next door! So after loading up on supplies and my own stomach, I headed to the peak-peak highway. TripAdvisor …

Today's plan was to drive the 40 miles up to Estes Park, and into the Rocky Mountain National Park. We set off about 9am, knowing it was going to be quite busy. We took about an hour to get to the park and our first awe inspiring view when we came close ...

... of the road.  These have been assembled into bonfire piles and are ready to be burnt.  The Lodgepole pines in the Rocky Mountain National Park have suffered the same fate as those in other parts of the United States and Canada.  The beetle ...

... in a motel, as heavier snow was expected that night! I spent a quiet evening in the quaint town of Estes Park. A nice hot Mocha from Long's peak coffee and paper house and McDonald’s book house was a relaxing way to spend the evening. Once it was ...

... at Rocky Mountain National Park for the first time.  Karen, Ginger, and Justin chose Moraine Valley of the Rocky Mountain National Park to camp -- it's one of the coldest camping spots since the topography of the terrain routinely channels cold air ...

... get any good photos but it was still cool to see them in their natural habitat.   Not long after, we entered Rocky Mountain National Park and spotted some female elk (part of the deer family) so again we stopped for some photos.  We started ...

... nice artistic glass and natural stone gift shops. For supper Shanna wanted to go to Mama Rosa’s Italian restaurant in Estes Park. We had a great birthday dinner with her then went back to our room and started packing things up as Stacey, Fred and ...

Yesterday was a driving day (9+ hours) from Jackson Wyoming to Estes Park Colorado.  Today we went to Rocky Mountain National Park.  A drive on Fall River Road is a must.  Its a curvy mountain road where at times the side of the road is a ...

... She seemed a little embarrassed. Later I looked it up on Wikipedia, and there are four subspecies of elk in North America. The one at Rocky Mountain National Park is the Rocky Mountain elk. FYI: It costs $20 to go to the park, and the pass is good for ...

Den heutigen Tag haben wir eigentlich komplett dem Rocky Mountain National Park gewidmet - immerhin schon der sechste Nationalpark auf dieser Reise. Aber: erstens ist es ziemlich kalt, zweitens ist Wochenende und der Park entsprechend voll und drittens ...

... Valley, go on down to Grand Lake, have an ice cream cone, and then drive on back to Estes Park.  Well, when in the National Park, you should always follow a ranger's instructions, so we did.  We drove down the west side, saw some Elk (not on ...