Day 11, September 19, 2021

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It was a full day of exploring both the east and west sides of the Rocky Mountain National Park. Clouds blew in, but then blew out again and for the most part, it was a picture-perfect day to marvel at the peaks, valleys, lakes, and everything in between of the Rockies and the Continental Divide.

We saw elk on four parts of our drives, a few mule deer, a coyote (moving too fast across the road for a picture), a raven, and a magnificient stellar jay. We almost had a collision with three of the mule deer — we were just braking and turning into a pull-off when three darted out of the hills in front of us. More on our elk encounter later.

Enough writing, here are some of our favorite images:

Aspens are turning
Surprisingly, this is the Colorado River
Mule deer
Stellar jay
Bear Lake
Here we are, sitting by Bear Lake and some of the high peaks behind us.
We saw this bull elk twice during the afternoon, both times bugling around a herd of more than a half dozen cows.
He was always in pursuit, but none of the females seemed very interested or impressed.

One more day in the RMNP and then south to the Great Sand Dune National Park.

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Ted and Carol are traveling from Scarborough, Maine through the northern U.S. states, up through British Columbia and the Yukon into Alaska.

2 thoughts on “Day 11, September 19, 2021”

  2. Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams
    Seeking grace in every step he takes
    His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
    The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
    And the Colorado rocky mountain high
    I’ve seen it raining fire in the sky
    Talk to God and listen to the casual reply
    Rocky mountain high (Colorado)

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