Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park

We took the kids to Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National park. We had a really good time. We had to get back to a couple of commitments so we didn't get to spend as much time as we wanted to, but that gives us another chance to go back again. We had lunch in Estes Park and saw the famous Stanley Hotel(It was in the movie "The Shining"). I guess you can go on "GHOST TOURS" and stay in some haunted rooms. We also went strolling down the storefront streets. I could spend the whole day doing this. Lots of old buildings made into stores. We headed into the Rocky Mtn Ntl park and enjoyed the uphill descend. We are really close to the elk season, so we were really hoping to see a few. On our way down we saw a few, but weren't able to get a close enough picture of them. They are huge!! We didn't go up all the way to the top, but stopped at about 12,220 feet and looked out at the beautiful mountain range. The area we stopped at can get gusts of wind up to 100mph! There is a glacier lake up further, but the younger two determined that would have to be on the next trip(To many "How much longer are we driving?" questions). It was really beautiful seeing all the mountains and just getting away together as a family.