Aug. 1st

We drove thru Cheyenne, Wyoming and the Big Thompson Canyon to get to Estes Park, Colorado.

Rocky Mountains here we come.

Since everyone has to have reservations to enter the park between 6 am to 5 pm, we rode the free shuttle into Estes Park. Of course it is tourist town, was nice to see it.

We drove around the south side of the park and stopped at Lily Lake. Hiked around the lake and to a beautiful valley.

The day was very nice for a hike and social distancing. Temperatures are between 70’s and 80’s.

Very windy at times and storms would come around 2 to 5, with hail on some days.

We can go into the park before 6 am, yesterday we got up early to hike Bear Lake, then we hiked to Nymph Lake.

Sunrise August 5th
Bear Lake
Bear Lake

We then hiked to Nymph Lake to see female elk and Waterlillies.

Nymph Lake is straight uphill
Lily pads
Female elk
The other female, we didn’t see the baby

It is a gorgeous country we live in.

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