Americas Best Value Inn at Estes Park
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Going Home
We woke up early this morning thanks to the annoying yapper in the room below. We were anxious to get home anyway. It was a wonderful trip. Thank you Eric for spoiling me and for planning such an awesome Birthday. I love you.
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The Nightmare at Dream Lake
... mood it chose to show itself to me. The wind was also wafting the sounds of the kids down our way (they had moved on to the next trailhead) so we decided to beat feet back across the mountain. The whole hike down seemed like it would be easy since it was all uphill on the way up the trails. But you use a whole different set of muscles going down and because it was steep and rocky you really have to pay attention more to where you put your feet. ...
Denver to Estes Park
... the little cabins have kitchens, so you can cook your own breakfast and pack a lunch to go. There are very few eateries in the park itself, so if you can't bring your own in, you have to drive all the way back to Estes Park to find a restaurant.
Speaking of which...we ate lunch at the Rocky Mountain Gateway, which houses one of the official park visitor's centers (Fall River), the largest, tackiest gift shop in ...
Driving and hiking and ghosts, OH MY!
... Was the tour worth $15? Eh, not so much. But I did have fun.
The next day we got up crazy early in the morning to go hiking up Long's Peak. The guys wanted to get to the top. I wanted to get to Chasm Lake. One way it was 4 miles of difficult hiking. I had just run a 6 mile race a few weeks earlier, but I knew that hiking is a whole different beast. When they label a hike difficult, it IS difficult. It is ...
Snow in June???
... see elk and moose there. It’s about 1.8 miles to the meadow. At the trail, I put on my daypack and my hat, make sure I’ve got plenty of water and that my boots are fitting nicely. Then we set out. The trail is very muddy because it is right next to a rushing stream that is overflowing its banks. We’re under the trees, so it is shady, which is good because the trail is heading upwards and I’m getting hot. I’m hiking up fast to get my heart pumping (part of ...