Rocky Mountain National Park

July 28 - Aug 2; The Rockies. The pass through Cheyenne, Wyoming was a bit disappointing so we didn't stop there but headed straight into Colorado. We were headed to Estes Park just outside of the Rocky Mountain National Park. We spent a few days there, using our camp site as our base camp. Wesley and I played a lot of horse shoes; we enjoyed some group campfires; and we enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenery around us. For two days, we visited the national park. On the first day we climbed to the highest point (by car), which is over 12,000 feet. We did a bit of climbing on foot. The kids' favorite climb was alongside a beautiful waterfall. On the second day, we went all the way to the other side to the small village of Grand Lake where we had lunch and homemade ice cream and did some fishing. On the trip back over, we saw many more animals than previously, primarily elk. We got out of our car for some great pictures of a large male elk crossing the road, and later pulled over alongside a small group of elk that were literally three feet from our car.