Last week we travelled to Colorado to visit family and to celebrate the wedding of a good friend. We were delayed a bit due to bad weather, but we made it eventually.
After staying the night in Denver, we headed to Estes Park to stay in a cabin and enjoy being surrounded by mountains and wildlife. These deer were hanging around in our front yard.
We spent the first afternoon/night getting acclimated. Isabel and Grandma Karen collected pine cones so we could start a fire and eat s'mores to aid the process.
The next day we drove Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park to our first hiking destination called Rock Cut.The drive almost killed me. My anxiety level was through the roof as we took turn after turn around sharp corners that gave way to 90 degree drop offs! Can someone tell me why there are not guard rails on that road?
When we finally pulled off and I was able to look around without the fear of careening down a cliff I noticed some very pretty views.
We started hiking the Rock Cut path upwards over the rolling rocky ground.
But Isabel began to feel a bit ill, so she and I hiked back down to wait for everyone at the trailhead. I think the twisting turns of Trail Ridge Road set hear stomach off (can't say I blame her).
So we did our best to enjoy our time while we waited for the others. We found fun rocks, we took pictures of interesting plant life, and we enjoyed our time together.
More of our adventures out west to come!
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