On the seventeenth Steve and his family gave me a tour of Rocky MT National Park. The first stop was Grand Lake a small tourist trap no the West end of the Park. The streets are lined with all kinds of shops selling things you don't really need. But it was really bussling.
They even have wild life on the streets. These swallow chicks are about to leave the nest.
More wild life.
The lake is very popular boating destination.
Tow of my companions for the day. Kris and Delaney in front of an information sign.
Steve and I at the entrance to the park.
Kris fixed a large traditional picnic lunch. Chicken (Cost co) and pasta salad and brownies. We eat near the head waters of the Colorado River.
The head of the Colorado River.
Looking down into a large valley on the Colorado. Note all the bug killed Lodge Poll Pine. Bark Beatles are building a huge fire hazard in the Park.
This center is on a ridge top at 11,000+ Ft. It wasn't too windy up there as it can be at times.
This is from the Visitor Center looking down the Colorado drainage.
The Elk were all far away from the roads today. We did see this small group of bulls from the Visitor Center.
We saw lots of wild flowers on this trip. I don't know any of their names but the are very pretty.
These are daisy looking flowers but only about six inches tall.
There were more of these than any other flower.
These flowers were more brilliant colored than all the rest but there weren't many of them.
It was a fun day. That ended in Estes Park where Delaney bought some (salt water taffy?) that far from New Port.
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