Trail Ridge Road thru the Rocky Mountain National Park had many exciting moments today.
Just us and this guy
This lonely Bull was right on the trail and we got a great view of him from within 6 feet of the car. We saw so many herds of Elk today but this one was the most exciting as he was all by himself along the Fall River Road which is a one way trail off the main road that most people do not take. It was beautiful and worth the extra miles.
One of the large herds we saw
A necklace. I guess she is special
Another Bull watching over his herd
We got an early start and were very lucky to see a Moose at our first stop.
We had stopped to enjoy this lake and then I saw someone stopped in the road and people getting out and running. That is an indication there is wildlife somewhere close and sure enough this guy was enjoying the lake. Very cool, I think this is the first Moose I have actually seen in the wild and he was close enough to really see, although the binoculars gave us a much better view. This evening on our way back into camp we saw another moose wandering right through the meadow in front of us. He was moving pretty fast and it was getting dark so the photo is lousy!
Back to the trip through the park. Climbing Trail Ridge Road we reached the Alpine area where the air is quite thin and it was pretty cold this am. Paul took a short hike to say he reached 12,000 feet while I enjoyed the gift shop and the herd of Elk relaxing in the Alpine Meadow.
Then we continued towards Estes Park. Our next wildlife viewing was three Big Horn Sheep grazing right on the side of the road.
The horns are so big, I would think they would be uncomfortable
The temperatures are definitely dropping and we are seeing fall in the landscape everywhere.
Aspens are changing
Nature is such a wonder. I love every opportunity we have to enjoy one of our National Parks.