Nature Walks – Headed Up To Rocky Mountain National Park

Larry only worked a half day on Friday. When he got home, we packed up some snacks and took Bob up to Rocky Mountain Nation Park (RMNP) for some sight seeing. But Bob and I had already had a nice long walk at one of our nearby trails before Larry even came home. So we got a double dose of sunshine and exercise. SWEET!!!!! Whenever we take our little drives, we are always watching for critters. We had a banner day this time, we saw so much wildlife. It’s like they all came out to say hi to Bob.

We took the back roads up and stopped at my favorite little mountain church for a quick photo. We couldn’t go inside because they were preparing it for a wedding. But we could see it from outside. This just looks like a postcard.

We were welcomed by a friendly little Black-headed Grosbeak.

Then we kept heading up through the mountains to RMNP.

Our first stop at the RMNP was at Bear Lake. We stopped at the parking lot for the shuttle that took us up to Bear Lake. That is always a beautiful place to stop and visit. It was a beautiful day and the weather was just perfect for a hike around the lake.

There was a friendly Stellar Jay that was posing for us too.

There was also a little chipmunk, I’ll call him Chippy, who wanted his picture taken too. Chippy couldn’t let the jay get all the attention.

After going around the lake, we got back to the car and continued our mountain journey. We stopped at one of the creeks for another quick photo shoot. The waters were raging.

On our way back to the car, we had an added bonus of seeing the horses on their trail ride. It was a big group of riders too.

We saw lots more, but I will stop it here for a little intermission. I don’t want to overwhelm you all at once. 🙂 Have I mentioned how beautiful our state is before? 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Life is short. Enjoy every moment and live life to the fullest. ‘Til next time.