Rocky Mountain National Park

Hey everybody! Adam here. So we've spent the last day and a half at Rocky Mountain National Park. As you can see from the photos, the views there were sub-par. Kidding. The campsite alone had incredible views. Our neighbor David (shown below) was really friendly and shared his dinner, buffalo meat, with us. He also gave us this awesome dreamcatcher he made, and we've had it hung up next to the car's rearview mirror ever since. 

On our first day at the park, we hiked Big Meadows Trail. The mosquitoes were terrible, so once we got to the meadow at the trail's end, we only stayed long enough to snap a selfie. We ended up running the second half of the 3-mile hike just to get away from the mosquitoes. We're putting bug repellant on the list of things we need for the CT.

Michael asked a park ranger about what we should hike the second day. When he mentioned Mt. Ida, she told him we could not hike that trail because we would need snowshoes. Michael took this as an insult to his pride. He said later, "Whenever someone tells me I can't do something, then I am definitely going to do it." So, of course, we would have to hike Mt. Ida. The night before, we attempted to build our own showshoes but failed miserably. But thankfully we wouldn't need them. For the most part, the trail was pretty clear, and we were able to make it up to the 12,800 ft summit by noon. On our way down, we came upon a herd of bighorn sheep sitting right in the middle of the trail. After waiting a couple minutes, we realized they were not leaving anytime soon, and we took a quick detour around them. We came away from the 10 mile hike unscathed except for some pretty rough sunburns. We're putting sunscreen on the list of things we need for the CT.

We are spending the night tonight at William's uncle's house in Boulder. Tomorrow, we will pack up our stuff and prepare to head off on the trail Saturday. Right now we're watching The Lord of the Rings because we keep quoting it, and Morgan doesn't understand any of the references. How has she not seen Lord of the Rings? I don't get it. Anyways, I've missed the first 30 minutes writing this blog post, so that's about it for now. Oh and enjoy the photos. Because of my long arms, I have been designated the camera holder for all selfies. We need to start finding people to take these photos for us.

- Adam

Big Meadows Trail

The Crew & David

 

Mt. Ida