Day trip

Hi all

We made it to Shawn and Mark’s.

All set up in their driveway, now living the good life.

We have had wonderful weather and been enjoying their hospitality.

Their deck and back yard are just great with this weather.

Also wish we had that much room in our house.

Yesterday Millie, the fur creatures and I went up

and I do mean up, to Estes Park, CO,

gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Drove to the Park and was able to do the park loop.

The road through the park to the west is still closed for the winter.

We did drive up to the gate at 9700 feet and gave our lungs some exercise.

On the downhill side we came across a heard of young bull Elk.

After trying to get them to pose, and failing, we continued on down, back to Estes Park.

There is so much road construction going on in the town which made getting around difficult.

We did get to one brewery, but there was no shade or pet friendly patio,

So we went to Snowy Peaks Winery where we found shade for the creatures.

On our way out of town we came across

a herd of yearling Big Horn Sheep feeding along the road.

There was one adult with them and they seemed to not care about the traffic or the humans.

Even Lefty barking did not seem to faze them for long.

Further down the road we took a turn off into the woods.

Was nice to get off the beaten path and really enjoy some Colorado mountains and meadows.

Came across a herd of 2 or 3 year old Big Horn Sheep that also were not shy and did pose.

“Played” with them for several minutes and got some great photos.

On down the mountains we saw several small herds of Mule Deer.

Traveling on such a busy road we were unable to find a spot near the herds to park, 

so no photos.

We did find it interesting that more wildlife was spotted outside the park.

Possible they were at lower elevations and not yet moved back up to the high meadows or

Staying close to “Man” gave them greater access to food.

Stopped for creature food in Longmont and got to participate in rush hour.

Nothing like it would have been in Denver, but there are way too many people around here.

Back to the BWB and another great home cooked meal with Shawn and Mark.

No plans as of yet for today, maybe a local brewery or two.

Make your day great

Tom and Millie