Rocky Mountain National Park is an hour's drive west on Hwy 34 thru Big Thompson Canyon. 10 days ago we took a spontaneous Sunday afternoon trip to Estes Park. We carried our binoculars and forgot the cameras. Halfway to the park we found 4 Bighorn Sheep standing at the edge of the highway !! Up the cliff were 5 more Bighorns watching the cars from above. It was amazing to see, and we had no camera.
Today we repeated the trip, driving into Rocky Mt Park as far as the road is plowed. We saw one Raven flying across a meadow. On this eastern edge of the Rockies the mountains are broad, rounded and well forested. The pine bark beetle has caused much damage and tree mortality in the park. As we were leaving Estes Park, returning to Hwy 34, a herd of Elk created an "Elk-jam" as the traffic came to a stop while a few of them crossed the road.
A winter snowstorm is forecast for tomorrow. We will stay in and make a pot of soup.
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