Rocky Mountain National Park. Steamboat Rodeo!

Ahh, the Rocky Mountains – another cold night last night, and wet. So this morning we scooted out pretty quickly and headed out to see the rest of the park. It was super foggy and we couldn’t see anything. We reached the highest point in the park, in the Tundra ,when it started to burn off just a little bit and we started to see the awesome peaks around us. We stopped here for breakfast of bagels, cream cheese, and jelly and waited out the fog. We got to see some awesome views then! And a marmot sun bathing on a rock. Did you know that the road through Rocky Mountain National Park is the highest road in the country?!


Jenn in the Tundra

Well, we carried on and quickly realized when we got out of the car that 12,000 feet elevation doesn’t provide one with much air – we could barely walk up a little hill. So, we drove on through, admiring the sights and went back down to the 7000 foot elevation area. We went on a little hike and saw the "Never Summer Mountains", such a great name for a mountain range!

At this point I decided I needed to do some more hiking for the day, but Bryan didn't feel the same! So I did a quick little mile and half and met Bryan on the other side. The trail was a but smelly, as it is a "heavy horse use" trail.

Then we went to Adams Falls, another quick little hike, which does two 90 degree turns! Neat. I peed over a cliff here too, and almost onto some people that were't supposed to be down there. Oops. Then, we had lunch on Pine Beach where the geese hang out.

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We left the park and went through the Routt Mountains, beyond Rabbit Ears Pass and into a beautiful place that I immediately fell in love with - Steamboat Springs!!!!!!!!!

Cowboys abound. Beautiful brown homes, a big ski mountain, shopping, smokehouse BBQ restaurant where you throw peanut shells on the floor, and.... a RODEO!! YAY! My first rodeo ever. It was so much fun. We saw it all, from barrell racing, to bucking bulls, to lassoing calves. SO much fun! Didn't realize riding bulls was the worlds most dangerous sport- but I beleived it when one guy almost got speared in the back after being thrown to the ground! Yikes!

Tonight we camped at Steamboat Campground, conveniently located just two miles from the Rodeo. Hooray. I love Steamboat Springs!