July 2nd Steamboat Springs
We tried to Jeep around to view Elk and Grouse Mountain, Coral Peeks (on route CR 21) and Stillwater Pass… nope too much snow or the roads were washed out, so we opted for going to Steamboat Springs (where it was a little too toasty for us …86 degrees) for the day. On the way back we waited around to see the fireworks in Granby, where we saw a great sunset. After waiting awhile, we decided to go back to the campground to see if we could view them from there.
We tried to Jeep around to view Elk and Grouse Mountain, Coral Peeks (on route CR 21) and Stillwater Pass… nope too much snow or the roads were washed out, so we opted for going to Steamboat Springs (where it was a little too toasty for us …86 degrees) for the day. On the way back we waited around to see the fireworks in Granby, where we saw a great sunset. After waiting awhile, we decided to go back to the campground to see if we could view them from there.
July 3rd Shooting Range and Grand Lake
Today we set out for the shooting range in the canyon of Hot Sulphur Springs, where the sound of ricocheting ammo and echoing boom sounds from all sorts of weapons could be heard. From there we traveled to the town of Grand Lake where we strolled around until the afternoon rains would come. On the way we say great views like this one of Lake Granby (Lake Granby, Shadow Mountain Reservoir and Grand Lake are all next to each other).
Today we set out for the shooting range in the canyon of Hot Sulphur Springs, where the sound of ricocheting ammo and echoing boom sounds from all sorts of weapons could be heard. From there we traveled to the town of Grand Lake where we strolled around until the afternoon rains would come. On the way we say great views like this one of Lake Granby (Lake Granby, Shadow Mountain Reservoir and Grand Lake are all next to each other).
July 4th Rocky Mountain National Park & Estes Park, COAs we rolled into Rocky Mountain National Park, I couldn’t think of anything more majestic for celebrating the July 4th holiday.
Elk is very prevalent in the park since there are no real natural predators (at the moment).
This is Kawuneeche Valley as you enter the park from the Grand Lake entrance station.
The Never Summer Mountains Chain
The view from the large RV windshield.
Lava Cliffs viewed from the Trail Ridge Road near the Alpine visitors center (12,183 ft).
Once we were able to locate a camp spot in Glacier Basin (all reservable sites are booked solid), we headed to the town of Estes Park to meet up with another camping buddy from Missouri, eat Thai food and watch the fireworks display over Lake Estes.
July 5th Exploring in Estes Park
We headed for the famed Stanley hotel, where we heard that was where the movie The Shining was filmed… not so …that is where the idea came about as a result of Steven Spielberg being a guest there. Later the TV mini-series was shot on location there. Then we headed for the main part of town, where we found rainbow trout at Claire’s for breakfast and went about our shopping exploits.
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July 6th Jeeping toward Walden, CO on scenic Highway 14
We had a nice picnic along the Poudre River at a roadside park.
Hey, you know the Rocky Boys (Mount Rushmore)…well, what president is this? No, this is Profile Rock in Poudre County, CO.
Views from the drive into the Roosevelt National Forest and along the canyon walls and riverside camping areas on CR14.
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