Mountains For Mother’s Day

I am long past the point of “needing” gifts. I prefer experiences. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE receiving gifts, but I am a sentimental old boob, and have a hard time recycling or repurposing a lot of “things”, especially if they are special and have meaning to me, or come from special people. Thus, I am running out of room for more “things”. So, I like experiences.

Larry and I decided a road trip up to Rocky Mountain National Park, RMNP, was just the perfect idea for Mother’s Day. And that it was. It was a beautiful, bright, sunny day. We saw a lot of deer and elk and enjoyed a delicious lunch up in the mountains as well before coming back down.

Even though it is mid May, our mountains still have quite a bit of snow. But the weather was picture perfect, maybe because of the snow. We mostly drove around, with a few small hikes in between drives. We wanted to hike more, but apparently, we were not the only ones who thought a trip to RMNP was a good idea for Mother’s Day. We couldn’t find parking at any of the lakes we stopped at. But the views were spectacular and we still had a great day.

We did stop and take some “selfies” for those who were interesting in seeing what we were up to. 🙂

We saw a lot of White-tailed mule deer and elk too. They were also enjoying the beautiful day. It looks like they are molting, and shedding their winter coats, just in time for summer.

These were taken from my cell phone. I had a major camera scare. I dropped my camera and thought I broke it because it wasn’t working after. Needless to say, I was very bummed out and mad at myself. Fortunately though, it was just a scare. Once we got home, we got it to work again, and it still takes great pictures. WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!

There were probably about 10-15 elk in this meadow. They look like either all females or young elk. But I am sure the bull was somewhere close by. They usually are, especially with a large herd.

And my favorite little mountain church. I love stopping by and snapping a few shots, if not walking around, every time we pass it.

We stopped at a little Mexican restaurant called La Cocina de Mama A Trip to Estes Park for a delicious lunch. We’ve been there before and really enjoyed it, so we decided to go back again. We sat outside on their cute little patio, with the mountains behind us.

They gave a rose to all the ladies for Mother’s Day. I’ve done this too, in almost all the restaurants I’ve ever worked in, as well as when I taught Water Aerobics, and even at church. It’s just a nice thing to do that makes all the moms and ladies feel special. 🙂

It was a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day. I hope all you ladies and mothers, even if only mothers for your fur babies, all enjoyed your special day too. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and say well. ‘Til next time.