We're heading for the last round-up....leaving tomorrow afternoon for home. The last two days couldn't have been better. Traveling through WY to Rocky Mountain National park was great. We saw all kinds of animals right by the roadside. A bald eagle was just sitting on a fence post surveying the open fields. Then we saw a golden eagle wondering if he wanted a road kill.
Antelope were everywhere in WY and then we didn't see any in Colorado. Wonder if they are banned? The sky was completely cloud free and very blue. You can see why WY is big sky country. Not too far into Colorado we saw mountains. We were also looking for a drug store in several small towns but there were none. It amazes me that people can enjoy living so far from my necessities. None of the homes we saw were big or even attractive. I think all the money goes into cattle and maintaining the ranches.
As we entered the park we knew we would be going up. The vistas had changed to mountains and the car was climbing up and around and down. We encountered snow on the sides of the road when we were at 6,000 feet and it just increased in volume as we climbed and so did the wind. It was so pretty. We took way too many pictures but so what. The peak was at 12, 714 ft. and I developed sinus problems at that height. Never had that happen before. The peak was crowded with cars. Not many RV's on this road. Just beautiful. We had a late lunch in the town of Estes Park and then I did some window shopping while Bill enjoyed samplings of beer. Our motel was on the way out of town so we were set for an early morning escape.
This morning we returned to the Park for Elk watching and photographing. We were in the park by 7 and there were already lots of cars traveling to the best spots. All we had to do was lower or windows and you could hear the males bugling. We saw a male with about 8 females in his harem and another male with 7 or 8 females. If you just stood outside the car or sat in the car and didn't make any noise, they wouldn't even act like you were there. One elk came very close to me and then just walked into the road, blocking traffic for a short time. There was no indication that people were anywhere near him. Exciting to be so close.
We left the park and headed south to Rollinsville, a town where John Applegate used to have a cabin.
Bill found the property but three building have been built on the property. About a mile from that spot were the public restrooms for the town. A large sign was pointing to a port-a-john. We went to the next town for a break. As we were lower in elevation, some Aspen trees still had leaves. Against the green pines and snowy peaks, they are pretty.
Bill found his way to Black Hawk, a town devoted to gambling. We stopped for brunch and some gambling. Both endeavors were wonderful. The food was probably number one for buffetts. They served smoked beef brisket, crab claws, shrimp, chicken, one of the best Cesar salads I ever had, fish,
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