Day 6 - Rocky Mountain National Park

5 foot Kathy - 10 foot snow marker pole 10 bulls in all 11,640 feet! A beautiful mountain lake Almost back with the girls And leaving RMNP Around the tree is the lake Beautiful scenery Beautiful snowpack Cliffs formed from ancient volcanic activity Close-by bull elk (1) Close-by bull elk (2) Driving into the park Elk cows (1) Elk cows (2) Elk cows (3) Elk cows (4) Elk cows (5) Elk cows (6) Elk cows (7) Elk cows (8) Forest and snow-capped peaks From the edge... pretty steep from here Grass break Heading downhill Herd of elk cows RIGHT by the road! I'm flying! Kathy looks over the bridge Kathy reads the sign Looking down the valley Lots of female (cow) and baby elk Lots of snow in August! More peaks in the distance No - those horns don't make your butt look big Ooh... looks like it's time to go Our path back Panorama shot (1) Panorama shot (2) Panorama shot (3) Panorama shot (4) River runs through the valley RK - at almost 12K feet Rocky Mountain National Park entrance Roger and Kathy at the top of Rocky Mountain National Park Roger grabs some snow Rugged fence Snow-covered peaks Snow down the hill Snow surrounds the lake So - stay off then Stars and Stripes and Snow That's where we're heading That slopes off pretty quickly The bulls head back to the cows The herd is on the move The males (bulls) were busy eating The sign that Kathy read Time for some hot chocolate Trail's closed Trees stretch out